More than a year after its initial release, physical versions of Hollow Knight: Silksong are finally arriving on players’ doorsteps. It’s the same brilliant and sometimes thrillingly cruel Metroidvania Eurogamer gave five stars to, except this time a pack-in booklet seemingly reveals the existence of multiple “free content packs” alongside the Sea of Sorrow DLC.
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s physical editions were originally set to be delivered from 10th November, but some early handovers have given us a peek inside the box. Redditor Me_975 posted pictures of their Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and there’s a few interesting tidbits tucked away – most notably in the manual’s chapter on Content Packs.
“The world of Hollow Knight: Silksong will expand with free content packs,” the booklet reads. “Prepare for even more adventures filled with new friends, new abilities, and new ferocious foes!”
Developer Team Cherry confirmed plans for post-launch Silksong support last year, but remained pretty tight-lipped about what exactly that would look like. The indie outfit then announced the nautically themed Sea of Sorrow expansion, though we now have proper confirmation there’s more content packs still to come, which shouldn’t be a huge shocker considering all the free post-launch love Hollow Knight (the first one) received.
Speaking of Sea of Sorrow, that’s mentioned here too: “In the first giant expansion, voyage across and beneath a salt-stricken ocean brimming with mystery and menace.”
Sea of Sorrow’s original release window was a vague 2026 – time’s a-ticking, Team Cherry. Still no release date so far, but the booklet does say it’s “Coming Soon.” Of course, Team Cherry are quite infamous for working on games until they balloon wildly out of control. After all, Silksong was once upon a time intended to be a Hollow Knight DLC, but with games this detailed, I can’t really complain about waiting a little extra.
If you are interested in owning Silksong physically, it comes with a big map of Pharloom and the rest of the booklet also includes some really lovely art seemingly ripped straight from the game, as well.
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