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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2025 5:17 pm
Hollow Knight: Silksong is on everyone's most-anticipated games list, and it's understandable why. The original Hollow Knight entered the market at a time when the Metroidvania genre was deeply undersaturated, more or less spearheading the start of a gaming revolution. Its popularity helped kickstart the indie boom and ultimately the oversaturation of Metroidvanias specifically. When its sequel was announced back in 2019, Metroidvanias were still on the rise, and the critical acclaim and general buzz surrounding Hollow Knight led to it generating a lot of hype.
Source: https://screenrant.com/hollow-knight-si ... ys-indies/