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Silksong crashes Steam, Nintendo eShop on release day — highly anticipated indie video game took six years to arrive and is already one of the most played games ever on Steam

Hollow Knight: Silksong has become one of the biggest releases in recent video game history. The game crashed digital storefronts worldwide on release, and soon became the #3 most-played game on Steam behind Counter-Strike and Dota 2.

Tom’s Hardware

Do you need to play Hollow Knight before Silksong?

It's not compulsory, but you might not want to miss out on all the Easter Eggs.

Dot Esports

Hollow Knight Silksong review: "Worth the wait and then some, this isn't just more Hollow Knight but an evolved, spindly beast all its own – even if it's fiddly at times"

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Hollow Knight: Silksong has barely been out for a day, and players are already complaining about its difficulty level – ' I feel like they’re really overusing double damage'

Some players are finding Hollow Knight: Silksong a little too difficult.

TechRadar

How to beat Fourth Chorus in Silksong

Trounce this boss so you can finally leave the Far Fields.

PC Gamer

Despite bringing Steam to its knees, Silksong attracted more day one players than the Battlefield 6 open beta

After a single day, Silksong currently ranks as the seventh highest peak concurrent player count for a single-player game on Steam.

TechRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes online gaming stores

Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Playstation Store among those that crashed on Friday, unable to cope with demand for the Australian-made game

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Silksong newcomers, I can't stress to you enough that you should buy all of Shakra's map items ASAP

Hollow Knight veterans will know, but don't leave Shakra without buying him out.

PC Gamer

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone voices somebody in Hollow Knight: Silksong, but he won't say who "so as not to spoil any surprises for anyone"

ConcernedApe has a new gig

GamesRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong breaks 535,000 concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches of all time and nearly 8x bigger than the first game

That's a big bug

GamesRadar

Silksong PC features: Ultrawide, 16:10 for Steam Deck, uncapped framerate and more

Silksong comes equipped with most of the features we'd want from a 2D action game.

PC Gamer

Silksong already has the 18th highest all-time peak player count in Steam history as it draws over 500,000 concurrent players in its first 4 hours

Happy Silktember everyone.

PC Gamer

Steam was down — 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' launch caused major headaches

Steam experienced a major outage earlier today and slow load times as Hollow Knight fans took to the PC gaming platform in droves to play the highly anticipated sequel.

Tom’s Guide

Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here — here's how to get your copy

The hotly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here. Here's where you can snag a copy

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How to get Rosaries in Silksong

Gather this currency from across Pharloom to purchase items from merchants.

Destructoid

How to find maps, Quill, and Compass in Hollow Knight Silksong

I hope you're saving your Rosaries.

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Nine years of waiting pays off as Hollow Knight: Silksong finally drops, immediately breaks the entire gaming internet

Gaming's most tortured fanbase crashes every store at once.

PC Gamer

Silksong achievement suggests it'll take at least 10 hours longer to 100% complete compared to Hollow Knight—even for the fastest players

Gotta skong fast.

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Destructoid

Hollow Knight: Silksong’s launch crashed Steam, PSN, Xbox, and Nintendo eShop all at the same time, but now seemingly everyone’s playing it

That's a lot of hype you have there.

PC Gamer

After 1,693 days of daily Silksong news, its skeletal host signs off with heartfelt thanks: 'We have finally reached an end. So let's do this one last time'

End of an Ara.

TechRadar

Steam goes down, and Nintendo eShop and PS Store instantly crash under Hollow Knight: Silksong demand as the long-awaited game finally launches

Hollow Knight: Silksong has officially launched across PC and consoles, but if you've been waiting to get your hands on the game, you might run into some trouble.

GamesRadar

Steam and the Switch eShop are down, or at least struggling, the very second Hollow Knight: Silksong has launched, and you couldn't write better chaos

Steam and potentially other digital stores seem to be taking a beating

GamesRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong is now live, and with no leaks or review codes everyone is playing it for the first time after waiting more than 6 years

Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on all platforms

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts on Hollow Knight: Silksong: Price, When Is It Coming Out, And How Can I Play It?

Team Cherry confirms Hollow Knight: Silksong launches 4 September 2025 on all major platforms, priced under £17 for PC users.

GamesRadar

Silksong is one of the most anticipated indie releases ever, but 10 years ago a friend of Team Cherry's couldn't even drum up hype for Hollow Knight's trailer on Reddit: "Oh great, another side scroller indie"

Back then, some suggested that Hollow Knight "doesn't seem to stand out"

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