Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom 2025

Attendees can get hands-on at the Xbox booth.
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Long-anticipated Aussie-made game Hollow Knight: Silksong will officially be playable at Gamescom 2025, with a new demo available at the Xbox booth. Per a press release, the game will be available on PC and ROG Xbox Ally X, being optimised for both devices.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will appear alongside a raft of other games, including Roblox, Sea of Thieves, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, Grounded 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Age of Empires, Age of Mythology: Retold, and more. But it’s fair to say Hollow Knight: Silksong is the headliner, regardless of any other games announced.

Since this title was announced way back in 2019, there has been a buzzing excitement to see more – and buzzing not only due to the franchise’s insect heroes. Hollow Knight fans have gone absolutely wild for any bit of news associated with Silksong over the last few years, poring over fresh reports, and even inventing whole ARGs from minor clues posted on social media accounts.

Team Cherry have stayed relatively quiet about development on Hollow Knight: Silksong, likely in part due to fan fervour around new announcements. Like all good games, Silksong will be ready when it’s ready, and the studio will simply keep its head down until a larger announcement is brewed.

It’s also worth noting there have been some false starts for Silksong in recent years, with the game appearing in several major showcases indicating a release date in the near future, only for this date to slip.

Hollow Knight: Silksong finally being playable in a public setting at Gamescom 2025 feels like a good step in the right direction, and a solid clue that development work is progressing. As with all things, it’s best to stay patient. While the game has been announced to appear at Gamescom, Xbox’s announcement does not dwell on this fact, and there are no further clues about Silksong‘s status. Simply, the game will be there, and that’s all we know.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable in Australia, too

For the next big taste of Silksong, keen fans will have to wait a bit longer, and look a bit further afield. As recently announced by Melbourne’s ACMI, this game is set to be a headliner of its upcoming Game Worlds exhibit, which will be on show from 18 September 2025 to 8 February 2025.

Visitors to the iconic museum will be able to get hands-on with Silksong (likely with the same demo featured at Gamescom 2025), and also learn more about the development of Hollow Knight and its sequel through production material displays.

Also on ScreenHub: Tickets for ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibit are now on sale

Premium pre-sale tickets for ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibit, a new showcase of unique video game worlds, are now officially available on the ACMI website. Anyone keen to attend, to roam through spaces inspired by games like The Sims, World of Warcraft, Neopets, and the upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong, should get in quick for those early bird slots, as the exhibit is likely to be very popular.

Hollow Knight: Silksong fans are going particularly wild for Game Worlds already, as it will be the first chance to play through the highly-anticipated Aussie-made game. As well as providing a new look at this title in the form of sprite sheets, sketchbooks, and more design materials, the exhibit will also allow visitors to get hands-on. Those who are attending specifically for Hollow Knight: Silksong can now also purchase a range of add-on goodies, as well as tickets.

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Leah J. Williams is a gaming and entertainment journalist who spends her time falling in love with media of all qualities. One of her favourite films is The Mummy (2017), and one of her favourite games is The Urbz for Nintendo DS. Take this information as you will.