7 Video games Have Been Delayed by Hole Knight: Silksong So Far

Seven video games have already been delayed as a result of reveal of Hole Knight: Silksong’s launch date. It’s truthful to say that Hollow Knight: Silksong was one of the crucial eagerly awaited video games lately, so it is smart that these builders and publishers would attempt to get out of its means.

After round seven years in growth and numerous jokes about carrying clown make-up in its neighborhood, Hollow Knight: Silksong will finally be released on September 4. The eagerly-awaited announcement occurred out of the blue, so some indie builders already had plans to launch video games close to that date. Nevertheless, some studios have shortly modified their minds.

Video games Delayed Resulting from Hole Knight: Silksong’s Launch

Seven titles have already been delayed within the wake of Silksong’s launch on September 4: Aeterna Lucis, Child Steps, CloverPit, Demonschool, Faeland, Little Witch within the Woods, and Megabonk. The wave of Silksong-related delays started with Faeland. Quickly after Crew Cherry’s announcement, developer Talegames revealed that the RPG-inspired retro recreation would postpone its launch deliberate for September 9 to an undefined date to flee Silksong. The side-scrolling motion journey Aeterna Lucis was in an much more precarious place, being in primarily the identical style as Silksong, so the devs delayed it to 2026, citing Crew Cherry’s title and the dearth of a Change 2 growth equipment.

Aeterna Lucis
Child Steps
CloverPit
Demonschool
Faeland
Little Witch within the Woods
Megabonk

Developed by Panik Arcade and revealed by Future Mates Video games, the roguelite slot machine recreation CloverPit was also delayed because of Silksong, and it’ll now launch on September 26. The action-packed roguelike survival recreation Megabonk additionally opted to launch on September 18 to dodge the identical downside. Equally, the Persona-inspired techniques RPG Demonschool can be postponed to November 19 to keep away from being overshadowed by Hole Knight: Silksong’s reputation within the gaming market.

Extra lately, Child Steps was additionally delayed, and it’ll now launch on September 23 as a result of the sport’s protagonist, Nate, is “allergic to hornets,” the developer joked. Witch within the Woods, which was supposed to come back out on the identical day as Silksong, was additionally postponed to September 15 to keep away from it. Whereas it’s unhappy to see these video games being delayed, it’s possible of their finest curiosity to get as far-off as potential from Hole Knight: Silksong. The sport’s official launch date announcement was so widespread that it made the original Hollow Knight skyrocket in the charts, peaking at 45,595 simultaneous gamers on Steam earlier this week. So, it appears that evidently it’s higher to be protected than sorry within the troublesome gaming market of 2025.