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The Latest Breaking News from Silksong

Silksong’s $20 tag could hurt the indie scene, but only if devs let price anxiety win

Not quite the end of the world.

Destructoid

Team Cherry hoped Silksong could be anyone's "first Hollow Knight game," and one reason it took 7 years is they were "comfortable" not knowing what's gonna happen: "The really interesting things are the things you sort of discover along the way"

"The difficulty also sits alongside the game in that way," Team Cherry said

GamesRadar

Silksong's onslaught claims another head—Dorfromantik team's next game gets punted to escape the 'hype-supernova': 'Both games deserve their moment to shine'

The Silksongslaught, if you will.

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Upcoming Persona-inspired tactics RPG Demonschool was delayed due to Silksong, even though it doesn't share the Hollow Knight sequel's genre – and it's all thanks to our "capitalist society"

The market is brutal, folks

GamesRadar

Delays to escape the shadow of a launch like Silksong are about way more than just day 1 players: 'Every game has to fight and use whatever edge they've got available to stay visible'

Ysbryd Games founder Brian Kwek and Gamesight's Adam Lieb break down the minefield that is trying to keep a game visible.

PC Gamer

I’ve been thinking about Silksong’s Steam launch numbers and honestly, we might be in for a shock

It has potential to be one of Steam's biggest releases of all time.

Destructoid

Hollow Knight: Silksong's full release times and price have been confirmed — and it's a breath of fresh, inexpensive air in the face of AAA titles costing $70

In mere days before Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally released upon home consoles and PC, Team Cherry has divulged the game's full launch times and price tag for those looking to buy it.

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Poll: Silksong is a few days away and costs $20, will you be getting it?

Only a few days left.

Destructoid

Hollow Knight: Silksong price is $20, Team Cherry confirms, laughing in the face of $80 games as it cements one of the most anticipated indies of all time as just $5 more than its predecessor

No huge price hike here

GamesRadar

As AAA games try to push $80 price tags, Hollow Knight Silksong leaks suggest it'll only be $5 more expensive than the first game

Modest for a game that's been in the making for eight years

GamesRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong’s leaked price seems too good to be true

Ludicrously cheap.

Destructoid

The PC game releases we're most excited about in September

Silksong, Final Fantasy Tactics, and another Silent Hill. Surely this is all just a dream.

PC Gamer

Hollow Knight: Silksong for just $20? In this economy? It sounds too good to be true, but GameStop says it's so

Stop! Stop! The other games are already dead!

PC Gamer

Hollow Knight's creators didn't want to be constrained by the 'metroidvania' label, but they accidentally set a standard that every game since—even Silksong—has to reckon with

Like Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight is the rare successor to totally eclipse its inspirations.

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Silksong already led Steam wishlists a year ago—here’s how the other top games performed since

Let's try to predict the future of Silksong's playerbase.

Destructoid

Silksong exists, and so does the original Hollow Knight’s new all-time player record

Not a Silkpost—it's true!

GamesRadar

"We refuse to fold": As multiple games scramble out of the way of Hollow Knight: Silksong's release, one platformer stands firm despite launching just 1 day before the Metroidvania

10/10 origami joke

PC Gamer

Almost 1,700 days—or 4.6 years—of daily Silksong news later, its brave watchman is finally ready to 'play Silksong in peace, however I want' and rest

"It's still kind of overwhelming, but I think now I've kinda got it down, the stuff that I need to do."

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PS5 exclusive horror game bucks the trend, announces a delay to get out of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's way instead of Hollow Knight: Silksong

Dino Crisis spiritual successor Code Violet has been delayed

Destructoid

I can’t wait to pretend I’ve finished Silksong, just like I do with Hollow Knight

It is what it is.

GamesRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong has now delayed at least 8 indie games in the 5 days since its September release date was announced: "I feel like a little krill trying to not get eaten by a blue whale"

And the delays keep coming

Destructoid

Silksong Kickstarter Backers should check their inbox right now

All about to unfold.

GamesRadar

"Dropping the GTA of indie games with 2 weeks notice makes everyone freak out": Devs wanted to "fight Silksong," but it's added another body to its kill count with delay of Persona-inspired tactics RPG

Demonschool is delayed until November

PC Gamer

Tactical RPG Demonschool flees to November as Silksong claims another victim: 'We would not be doing Demonschool any favors by wading into waters we can clearly see are blood red'

Demonschool only announced its launch date two weeks ago—and then Silksong kicked down the door.

GamesRadar

One of the reasons Hollow Knight: Silksongs developers got to have so much fun making it despite taking 6 years is that it's a 2D game

They yearn for the PS1 sidescroller

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