Hollow Knight: Silksong is real and playable next month

Team Cherry’s promise to release the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong in 2025 is looking more likely than ever. The latest evidence is a new playable demo for Hollow Knight: Silksong that will be available to the public at Gamescom in August.

Silksong will be on hand on PC and the ROG Xbox Ally X, Microsoft announced Monday as part of its Gamescom 2025 plans.

Along with Silksong, Xbox will offer playable demos of other highly anticipated titles to players. The Xbox booth will feature third-party titles, including Ninja Gaiden 4, where attendees can get their first public hands-on experience with the game.

Other titles include: 

• Borderlands 4
• Onimusha: Way of The Sword
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
• EA Sports FC 26
• Aniimo
• There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
• PowerWash Simulator 2
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade
• Final Fantasy 16
• Invincible VS
• Super Meat Boy 3D
• Cronos: The New Dawn
• Mistfall Hunter

While Gamescom will take place from Wednesday, Aug. 20, to Sunday, Aug. 24, the official Xbox Gamescom broadcast will take place on Aug. 20-21. So, for those who can’t attend the event, you’ll be able to check out Xbox’s offerings live across the company’s YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook accounts.

Check out what Xbox has planned at Gamescom 2025 below.

Wednesday, Aug. 20  

• Xbox @ Gamescom 2025 Broadcast
  • Start: 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. EDT / 2 p.m. BST / 3 p.m. CEST 
  • Featuring the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, Grounded 2, Keeper, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and more.

Thursday, Aug. 21  

• Xbox @ Gamescom 2025 Broadcast
  • Start:  6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. EDT / 2 p.m. BST / 3 p.m. CEST 
  • Featuring Ninja Gaiden 4, Overwatch 2, The Outer Worlds 2, and more.

Microsoft’s Sarah Bond previously spoke about Hollow Knight: Silksong during June’s Xbox Showcase, where they also discussed the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally X handheld device.

Bond revealed that the game is scheduled to release later this year for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and the mentioned ROG Xbox Ally X. Silksong is also set to release on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available on Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription from day one.