The Historic Launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong: Analysis of Metrics, Comparison with Other Games, and Impact on Sales of the First Part

Hollow Knight: Silksong can already be considered one of the major game releases of 2025. In today's piece, we provide a detailed analysis of the game's launch from various metric perspectives and compare it to other Metroidvanias and titles in different genres.

In the article, you will learn about:

• a brief timeline of Silksong's numerous postponements;
• how many wishlists Silksong had before its release and how this compares to other unreleased games of 2025;
• where the game ranks among the most popular paid titles by peak online presence in Steam's history;
• what Chinese gamers are once again dissatisfied with;
• how Silksong's metrics compare to other Metroidvanias and games in different genres;
• how sales of the original Hollow Knight have grown over the past month.