The wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong has entered a familiar new phase. After the long-awaited sequel launched a year ago, Team Cherry fans are now watching for news about its announced expansion, Sea of Sorrows.
Team Cherry revealed the nautically themed expansion in December, promising new areas, bosses and tools for Hornet’s next adventure. The add-on is planned as free content for all players and is expected to arrive the following year.
Since that announcement, the famously private Australian development team has provided only two updates across nine months. One celebrated the release of Hollow Knight on Nintendo Switch 2. The other covered the latest Silksong patch rather than offering substantial expansion news.
Team Cherry also let the game’s first anniversary pass without an acknowledgement or update, despite the date offering an obvious opportunity to share more about Sea of Sorrows.
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Why the wait feels familiar
After Silksong launched, Team Cherry explained that development had taken longer than initially expected. The project began as downloadable content for the original Hollow Knight, but its expanding ambitions eventually transformed it into a large standalone sequel.
That history has made fans wary of scope creep surrounding Sea of Sorrows. Although a surprise release remains technically possible before the end of the year, the commercial success of Silksong has likely given the small independent studio the financial freedom to take its time.
With no urgent need to meet a public deadline, the familiar “Silksong when?” anxiety is starting to set in again for some players. Fans on Reddit have responded by posting fake release date announcements, along with memes about Scotland.
Patience remains the sensible option
The renewed speculation may be frustrating, but Team Cherry has earned considerable goodwill through the quality and scale of its work. For now, the clearest expectation is that Sea of Sorrows will arrive when the studio believes it is ready, rather than on a deadline chosen to satisfy online speculation.
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