After six years, the clowning is over. Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to a PC, Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation near you on September 4. Silksong has been conspicuously absent from business occasions for thus lengthy that the act of anticipating the elusive Metroidvania has turn out to be a meme in and of itself. Now that it’s imminent, what does the web do with all that pent-up vitality? They draw, yell, and rejoice.
Up to now, probably the most distinguished response to the Silksong information past keyboard smashing is artwork that represents the tip of a meme. For years, Hole Knight followers have been depicting their fixed ready for a crumb of reports with pictures of the sport’s characters dressed in clown make-up. The joke bought so well-liked that somebody modded it into the original game, and Geoff Keighley even referenced it forward of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live show, the place Silksong made an look. Now, followers are hanging up, throwing away, and burning their clown wigs and wiping off the make-up.
Time to hold up the costume. The wait is over (ﾉ*0*)ﾉ@gamescom @TeamCherryGames #gamescom #Silksong #hollowknight pic.twitter.com/rbNxhF9jp1
— Rudy (@ItsRudyArt) August 19, 2025
at present#hollowknight #SilkSong pic.twitter.com/hU7wxo2V9D
— Pynch.psd 🇺🇦 (@pynchosa) August 21, 2025
“Depart it behind”#SilkSong https://t.co/8UWze6JTeu pic.twitter.com/5kPD39R5VZ
— Enzo Spagnuolo (@enzo_spagnuolo) August 20, 2025
ITS REAL#SILKSONG #HK https://t.co/hHky0h5uH8 pic.twitter.com/9idjuE2L9f
— ✨🇻🇪💜 Koumouby💜🇻🇪✨ (@koumouby) August 19, 2025
my 5 cash of a shitpost
it is occurring, we rejoice🎉 https://t.co/oFqlbTbLLz pic.twitter.com/PJaL4IoGpl— Shkarp (@Shkarpett) August 20, 2025
ARGG IM SO HAPPY WAHHHH TWEAKING https://t.co/uL8GofyUvG pic.twitter.com/QUy3D2QeIA
— Miikrowelle (@Miikrowelle) August 21, 2025
FINALLY! https://t.co/tGDkCfYaW3 pic.twitter.com/RtfYAEvJvm
— Jacksepticeye (@Jacksepticeye) August 21, 2025
Farewell “Silksong is fake” and clown make-up jokes pic.twitter.com/kuqdWWJzNp
— TheNCSmaster (@TheNCSmaster) August 21, 2025
Although the tip of the clownery is one a part of the equation, others are simply expressing aid and pleasure that they’ll lastly have the ability to play the sport they’ve waited greater than half a decade for.
— 할로우나이트 실크송 나왔니? (@hornet_love_you) August 21, 2025
WE WON #SilkSong #hollowknight #teamcherry pic.twitter.com/SG2Si4pbuS
— Grimm (@GrimmHxH) August 21, 2025
Silksong
Silksong is reeaaaaal !!!!#SilkSong pic.twitter.com/pXIaliuVMg— É o Marill Rapá (@18k26_) August 21, 2025
— Sharpski (@Sharpski_) August 21, 2025
i can not consider Silksong is actual pic.twitter.com/8LdF3vda2S
— Omni ☕️ (@InfernoOmni) August 21, 2025
https://t.co/5FpFzSCj5L pic.twitter.com/Klbx4O7U5d
— Gatuno (COMMISSIONS OPENED!!!) (@gatunowo) August 19, 2025
The tip of at present’s reveal trailer learn “September 4,” however didn’t trouble specifying “2025.” Some are utilizing this to joke that the wait may very well be removed from over.
September 4th… 2029
— Daniel Failboat (@Failboat103) August 21, 2025
Okay, however what yr?
— Cc (@Ccmaci) August 21, 2025
Hole Knight followers are lining up in droves to play Silksong at Gamescom; we’ll see if these strains get somewhat smaller now that everybody is aware of the sport is simply two weeks away.
Right here’s the road for the silksong demo at gamescom. They solely have 10 recreation setups😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/c2HUjdhBPy
— BlueSR @ gamescom (@BlueGoesFast) August 21, 2025
That’s not quite a lot of time, however it’s sufficient time to play (or replay) the unique Hole Knight. It’s on nearly any console you may think about, and continues to be thought-about among the best Metroidvania video games of all-time. There’s a cause individuals have been clowning for all this time.
