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Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting a free expansion in 2026
Silksong: Sea of Sorrow will bring new areas, bosses, tools, and more.
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Somehow, against all odds and internet memes, Hollow Knight: Silksong actually came out this year.
Fans are still blinking in disbelief, controllers in hand, whispering, “So it wasn’t a collective hallucination.”
But before anyone could fully process that miracle, developer Team Cherry dropped another announcement, because apparently, patience is a renewable resource.
Silksong is getting a free expansion in 2026, charmingly titled Sea of Sorrow.
Team Cherry is calling it the game’s “first big expansion,” which is a bold phrase considering how long people waited just for the base game.
According to a blog post, Sea of Sorrow will bring new areas, bosses, tools, and “more,” the industry’s favorite word when it wants to promise excitement without committing to details.
The expansion will continue Hornet’s journey, this time with a nautical theme, because nothing says emotional resilience like drowning metaphorically and possibly literally.
Details are scarce for now, but Team Cherry says more information will surface closer to launch, so yes, we wait again.
The numbers suggest the wait was worth it. Team Cherry says more than seven million people bought Silksong, with “millions more” playing through Xbox Game Pass.
For an indie sequel that once felt like vaporware, those are “we told you so” stats if there ever were any.
But that’s not the only good news. The original Hollow Knight is also getting some love.
Team Cherry is working on a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition that rolls in all the upgrades Silksong received on the platform, including higher frame rates, better resolutions, and extra graphical effects.
Even better, if you already own the Switch version, the upgrade will be free when it arrives in 2026.
Before then, all current versions of the original game will get updates with bug fixes and new features.
PC players, in particular, are getting ultrawide support for Steam Decks and massive monitors, and they can try it out early via a public beta.
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