Silksong will be getting a free expansion next year

It’s still hard to believe Hollow Knight: Silk Song It was already released this year, but now, we all have something new to wait for: the game will be getting a free expansion in 2026, titled Sea of ​​sorrows. The Cherry team calls it the game’s “first major expansion.”

“New areas, new bosses, gadgets, and more!” Cherry team he says in a blog post. “The Hornet’s adventures continue in our nautical-themed expansion, which will be available for free to all players next year. We’ll be keeping further details secret for now, but expect additional information shortly Hollow Knight: Silk Song – Sea of ​​Sorrow Versions.

More than 7 million people have bought SilkSongaccording to the Cherry team, and “millions more” have been played on Xbox Game Pass.

The original The hollow knight It is also updated. Team Cherry is working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game that “includes all the updates and improvements Silksong has received on the platform: high frame rate modes, higher resolution, and many additional graphical effects.” Players who own the Switch version of the game will receive the Nintendo Switch 2 version as a free update when it becomes available in 2026.

Ahead of this launch, the Cherry team says it will “update all versions of the original game for current platforms, adding features and fixing bugs.” These changes include “full support for 16:10 and 21:9 aspect ratios for those of you using Steam Decks or ultra-wide monitors,” and PC players can try out the new updates In the public beta version.