# Hollow Knight: Silksong

> After years of waiting memes, Silksong launched and Team Cherry claimed over 7M sales.

- Owner: Team Cherry
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2025-09-04
- Observed peak date: 2025-09-10
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.
- Spread Score: 65 (Viral), v1.2
- Mechanics: Daily ritual, Fandom mobilisation, Mystery & lore, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

After Team Cherry announced Silksong in 2019, fans filled the wait with daily videos and Reddit rituals. Its release overwhelmed game stores as streams drew Twitch audiences. Team Cherry later claimed over seven million purchases.

## Timeline

- 2019-02-14 — Team Cherry (YouTube) — Team Cherry announced Silksong as a full sequel; Polygon covered the reveal that day.
- 2021-01-16 — Araraura / Daily Silksong News (YouTube) — Araraura began Daily Silksong News, posting updates even when there was no news.
- 2022-06-12 — Xbox (YouTube) — Xbox showed a trailer and said its showcase games would arrive within the next year.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/hollow-knight-silksong

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Hollow Knight: Silksong.” Case HIS-01366. Spread Score v1.2: 65/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01366