<s>
Hollow	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silksong	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
Metroidvania	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
on	O
14	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2017	O
game	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
and	O
is	O
aimed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
12	O
June	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollow	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silksong	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
Metroidvania	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
haunted	O
kingdom	O
inhabited	O
by	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
increased	O
emphasis	O
on	O
speed	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silksong	B-Application
will	O
feature	O
a	O
quest	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
will	O
ask	O
Hornet	O
to	O
fulfil	O
certain	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
new	O
to	O
Silksong	B-Application
,	O
Hornet	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
craft	O
weapons	O
,	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
traps	O
from	O
gathered	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
will	O
return	O
in	O
Silksong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
using	O
soul	O
to	O
heal	O
like	O
the	O
Knight	O
from	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
did	O
,	O
Hornet	O
uses	O
silk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silksong	B-Application
will	O
have	O
an	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
with	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
called	O
"	O
Silk	O
Soul	O
mode	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Steel	O
Soul	O
mode	O
"	O
found	O
in	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
feature	O
more	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
than	O
"	O
Steel	O
Soul	O
mode	O
"	O
made	O
in	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
is	O
not	O
currently	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollow	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silksong	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
14	O
February	O
2019	O
in	O
a	O
trailer	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
developer	O
diary	O
video	O
sharing	O
more	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Hornet	O
was	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
playable	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
for	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
,	O
funded	O
as	O
a	O
stretch	O
goal	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
decided	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
to	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
revealed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
for	O
Hornet	O
and	O
Steel	O
Assassin	O
Sharpe	O
,	O
a	O
villain	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
sharing	O
descriptions	O
and	O
images	O
of	O
characters	O
who	O
will	O
appear	O
in	O
Silksong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
presented	O
a	O
16-minute	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
that	O
featured	O
two	O
new	O
areas	O
:	O
Deep	O
Docks	O
and	O
Moss	O
Grotto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
released	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Larkin	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
developed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
trio	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
scholarly	O
suite.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
2022	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
article	O
,	O
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
co-director	O
William	O
Pellen	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
updates	O
since	O
December	O
2019	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
more	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
revealed	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
got	O
closer	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
&	O
Bethesda	O
Games	O
Showcase	O
2022	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
stated	O
in	O
a	O
tweet	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
within	O
the	O
next	O
twelve	O
months	O
,	O
before	O
12	O
June	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
in	O
a	O
tweet	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
come	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Hollow	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silksong	I-Application
won	O
a	O
"	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Team	B-Device
Cherry	I-Device
thanked	O
the	O
community	O
for	O
their	O
support	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
too	O
much	O
longer	O
,	O
surely	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
