Sea of ​​Sorrow, Free DLC Expansion Coming in 2026

Team Cherry has announced its first DLC expansion for Hollow Knight Silksong, arriving next year. Hollow Knight Silksong: Sea of ​​Sorrow will be coming to all platforms sometime in 2026, and when it does, it will be free for all players. Not only that, Hollow Knight will make its Nintendo Switch 2 debut next year, and since launch, Silksong has sold over seven million copies.

After so long of silence, followed by one particularly loud explosion, learning about the Hollow Knight Silksong DLC, and hearing so much about what was to come for both Hollow Knight games, it just didn’t feel right. This is interesting, especially since you can’t imagine that it would take Team Cherry seven years to work on a project that was originally intended to be just an expansion again. At least not with consecutive games, right?

That means Sea of ​​Sorrow will arrive in 2026, without any delays. Unfortunately, the initial teaser trailer doesn’t show any gameplay, but it does show more of the game’s excellent art, and it’s an interesting proposition to get a more water-based area.

“Hollow Knight: Silksong – Sea of ​​Sorrow is coming in 2026!” the teaser description reads. “Voyage across and under salt-filled seas in this thrilling expansion, free for all players.“

“As Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release year comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment and share a glimpse of what we’ve been working on, what’s available now, and what’s coming in 2026“Team Cherry started in a blog post.

“But first, and most importantly, we would like to say a huge thank you to all the players who have braved the distant and dangerous land of Silksong. That’s over seven million of you who have purchased the game, and millions more who are playing on Xbox Game Pass! The number of players was truly surprising, more than we expected (enough to shatter an entire shop window!). Watching the community grow, seeing the amazing art, mods, unexpected strategies, and player-to-player support through the game’s challenges is incredibly rewarding for us here at home. Your continued enthusiasm remains a huge motivator as we work to develop the game even further. The first major expansion is already well underway!“

A subsequent blog post confirmed that “nautical themed expansion“will appear”new areas, bosses, equipment and more.” Team Cherry says it will reveal more about Sea of ​​Sorrow “shortly before“The release date is next year.

As for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Hollow Knight, the new version will include: “all the updates and improvements that Silksong received on the platform: High frame rate mode, higher resolution and many additional graphic effects,” and, like the update between the Switch and Switch 2 versions of Silksong, is completely free.

If you own the game on PC on Steam or GOG, you can check out the new changes now via the live public beta branch. It also includes support for 16:10 and 21:9 monitors, so players with ultrawide screens can take advantage of this update right away if they want.

Silksong launched last September, and since its arrival, it’s become one of the biggest games of the year. We already knew that Team Cherry was working on DLC, but what’s even more exciting is knowing that we can all ring in the new year knowing that we’ll be able to check it out sooner rather than later.

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