Multiple indies delayed following Hollow Knight: Silksong announcement

While the announcement of GTA VI’s release date had many AAA developers scrambling to tailor their own launches around the upcoming juggernaut, the indie side of the industry appears to be having its own GTA VI moment. With the long-awaited release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong finally confirmed, a number of indie games have pushed back their own titles so as to not get in the way.

With Team Cherry’s long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong finally set to arrive on the 4th of September after more than half a decade of waiting, multiple smaller studios have responded to the impending launch of this indie juggernaut.

Releasing a tongue-in-cheek video, Devolver Digital and developers Gabe Cuzzillo; Maxi Boch and Bennet Foddy confirmed that the upcoming walking simulator Baby Steps has been pushed back slightly as a direct result of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Initially announced to be arriving on the 8th of September, Baby Steps is now instead launching on the 23rd of September.

As mentioned, multiple indie games have had their dates altered as a result of Silksong’s upcoming release – with other notable titles including Little Witch in the Woods (4th to the 15th of September); CloverPit (3rd to the 26th of September); Demonschool (3rd of September to the 11th of November) and more.

In case you missed it, Hollow Knight: Silksong is set to finally launch on the 4th of September after more than 7 years in development. Given how big of a game Hollow Knight is in the indie space, it makes sense that other games would want to carve out their own launch period free from the massive shadow of Silksong.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for Silksong? Did you expect so many games to move out of the way for it? How many copies do you think it’ll sell in its first month? Let us know down below.

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