As
we
stagger
toward
another
major
gaming
event,
it’s
time
again
for
Hollow
Knight:
Silksong
to
enter
the
headlines.
This
time,
an
update
to
the
game’s
files
has
fans
hoping
for
a
shadow
drop
at
the
upcoming
Summer
Game
Fest.

The
initial
spark
that
lit
this
latest
fire
was
the
game’s
all
of
the
game’s
packages
being
updated
on
Steam,
as
viewable
via
SteamDB.
Achievements
in
various
languages
have
been
added,
for
example,
but
the
biggest
evidence
people
have
pointed
toward
is
the
addition
of
CD/store
keys,
which
they
are
suggesting
means
a
release
version
of
Silksong
has
been
uploaded.

Hollow
Knight:
Silksong
was
initially
announced
years
ago
as
an
expansion
for
the
original
game
before
being
pivoted
to
a
full
sequel.
SInce
then,
though,
development
has
been
slow
and
Team
Cherry
have
been
largely
silent,
only
popping
up
occasionally
to
confirm
that
it’s
still
being
worked
on.
The
ravenous
fanbase
have
taken
all
of
this
both
terribly
and
in
great
humour,
seemingly
in
about
equal
amounts.
The
subreddits
are
hilarious
mixtures
of
people
trying
to
cope
with
the
constant
bouts
of
excitement
followed
by
disappointment,
crazy
lingo
and
about
a
million
different
insider
jokes.

Still,
this
new
evidence
seems
promising.
And
we
do
know
the
game
is
supposed
to
still
be
coming
out
this
year,
as
it
was
briefly
featured
in
marketing
for
the
Switch
2,

appearing
with
a
2025
release
date
in
a
trailer.
That
was
followed
by
a

Switch
2
physical
edition
version
of
Silksong
also
popping
up
with
a
2025
release
window.

We
also
know
that
Silksong
is
supposed
to
launch
on
day
1
for
Game
Pass
as
well.

A
shadow
drop
is
also
possible,
with
a
lot
of
fans
speculating
it
could
have
during
this
year’s
Summer
Game
Fest,
perhaps
at
the
Xbox
event.
However,
it
is
worth
remembering
that
as
part
of
the
original
Silksong
Kickstarter,
the
developers
did
promise
they
would
contact
backers
prior
to
release
so
they
could
send
them
appropriate
keys
to
the
game.
To
shadow
drop
Silksong,
they
would
have
to
go
back
on
that
promise.