The seven years of development for Hollow Knight Silksong went well
, by Thibaut
When a game spends more than five years in development, it often means that the team has had some problems during the process. But in the case of Hollow Knight: Silksong, everything was very different.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the co-founders of Team Cherry looked back on the seven long years of production of their title. And contrary to what we might have thought, everything went very well.
"We've been having fun. This whole thing is just a vehicle for our creativity anyway. It's nice to make fun things," said Ari Gibson. The developers simply wanted to create the game they really wanted to make.
"It was never stuck or anything like that. It was always progressing. It’s just the case that we’re a small team, and games take a lot of time. There wasn’t any big controversial moment behind it."
The main parties involved added that Hollow Knight: Silksong simply grew in scope over time. A quest system was added, additional cities were modeled, and "suddenly you end up six, seven years later."
Hollow Knight: Silksong will be released on September 4, 2025. The first installment has sold over 15 million copies so far.
Source: bloomberg.com