Following its release, Hollow Knight: Silksong has exceeded half a million concurrent players

The eagerly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong achieved over 500,000 concurrent players on September 5, 2025, the day following its release. Data from SteamDB shows that the game hit a peak of 535,213 players on the platform.

Hollow Knight: Silksong also secured a position among the Top 20 most played games on Steam based on concurrent user numbers.

Upon its launch, the game caused a disruption across various global digital storefronts, including Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. The unexpected demand led to Nintendo shutting down its store temporarily, while Steam faced errors when gamers tried to buy the title.

By being included on 4.8 million wishlists, Silksong became the most anticipated game of 2025 on Steam, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz.

Leading up to the release of Silksong, the original Hollow Knight game reached a new milestone by surpassing 71,000 concurrent players on Steam, which has now nearly hit 73,000, as noted by GamesIndustry.biz.