Seven games have already been delayed due to the reveal of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date. It’s fair to say that Hollow Knight: Silksong was one of the most eagerly awaited games in recent years, so it makes sense that these developers and publishers would try to get out of its way.
After around seven years in development and countless jokes about wearing clown makeup in its community, Hollow Knight: Silksong will finally be released on September 4. The eagerly-awaited announcement happened out of the blue, so some indie developers already had plans to release games near that date. However, some studios have quickly changed their minds.
Seven titles have already been delayed in the wake of Silksong’s release on September 4: Aeterna Lucis, Baby Steps, CloverPit, Demonschool, Faeland, Little Witch in the Woods, and Megabonk. The wave of Silksong-related delays started with Faeland. Soon after Team Cherry’s announcement, developer Talegames revealed that the RPG-inspired retro game would postpone its launch planned for September 9 to an undefined date to escape Silksong. The side-scrolling action adventure Aeterna Lucis was in an even more precarious position, being in essentially the same genre as Silksong, so the devs delayed it to...
