Hollow Knight: Silksong Surpasses Its Day-One Concurrent Player Peak in Less Than 24 Hours

Hollow Knight: Silksong Surpasses Its Day-One Concurrent Player Peak in Less Than 24 Hours
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Key points

  1. Hollow Knight: Silksong hit a new record of 562,814 concurrent players on Sept. 5, 2025.
  2. The game landed on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, Steam Deck, Windows, Linux, and macOS PCs.
  3. Hollow Knight: Silksong dropped on Xbox Game Pass on its launch day for members of the Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

Hollow Knight: Silksong surpassed its peak of 558,012 concurrent players on Steam, which it had hit on launch day, Sept. 4, 2025, by reaching a new record of 562,814 concurrent players on Sept. 5, 2025, about 21 hour after the initial record, according to SteamDB.

Priced at $19.99 / €19.99, the game was released on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Steam Deck, along with Windows, Linux, and macOS PCs.

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer

Developed and published by Team Cherry, the sequel to 2017’s Hollow Knight allows players to assume control over Hornet, the princess-protector of Hallownest, as she embarks on her next adventure in a new kingdom filled with over 200 different foes and more than 40 bosses, according to the title’s release trailer.

Hollow Knight: Silksong joined the roster of games on Microsoft Gaming’s subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, on its release day and became available for members of the Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscription plans.

Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release prompted lots of indie studios to reschedule the launch of their titles in order to avoid releasing too close to the so-called Grand Theft Auto VI of indies.

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