An automatic Steam backend update has caused massive confusion amongHollow Knight: Silksongfans.
Not only did it change the date of the game’s latest update, but it also indicated thatHollow Knight: Silksongwas ready for beta testing.
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As it turns out,Steam is justplaying tricks on us.The platform makes similar changes to the thousands of titles within its library, but these changesdon’t necessarily reflect the games' current development status.
In other words, the latest entry from two days ago wasn’t made by Team Cherry.
The Endless Wait For Hollow Knight: Silksong
The Steam update wasfirst reported on Redditby user Frequent-Rest-2171.
As you can see in the image below, the last update was marked as “07 July 2025.” This might indicate thatHollow Knight: Silksongreceived new, unreported content.
Below that, there’sa new entry that says “Hollow Knight: Silksongfor Beta Testing,” which caused all this confusion.
The fans quickly started theorizing this was a huge update before the upcoming beta testing. The post received more than 700 upvotes and thousands of clicks in less than a day, showing the community’s hunger for a new entry.
Unfortunately, it was simply not meant to be. For all intended purposes, thelong-awaited metroidvaniais still far from finished.
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Based on all reports so far,Hollow Knight: Silksongprobably won’t be one of thesurprise hits of 2024. In fact, don’t be surprised if the title comes out in 2026 or later!
The lack of communication from Team Cherryis especially infuriating. Some fans even accuse them of not being dedicated to the project.
This is another gut punch for loyalHollow Knightfans, who are getting closer to a full-scale pitchfork revolution. Hopefully, we’ll receive at least some glimmer of hope in the upcoming month.
