Silksong reveals Sea of Sorrow expansion

Indie developer Team Cherry has revealed that it will be releasing an expansion titled Sea of sadness for the popular metroidvania Hollow Knight: Silksongand players will be able to get new content for free in 2026. Hollow Knight: Silksong was originally released on September 4, 2025, and is currently available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.

It's no secret that 2025 turned out to be a very big year for Team Cherry as one of the most anticipated games of all time debuted: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Metroidvania was an instant hit and crashed many online stores as players rushed to pick up the indie game as soon as possible. While many hotly anticipated titles sell well in the first moments, Hollow Knight: Silksong has proven to have the quality and staying power of its biggest competitors as the 2025 continues to garner rave reviews and plenty of awards. Hollow Knight: Silksong it even received five nominations at The Game Awards, including the coveted Game of the Year award. While the indie darling didn't take home game of the year, Hollow Knight: Silksong won the Best Action-Adventure Game of 2025. With such great success, many fans have openly wondered what the Cherry team has in store, wondering if the developer could move on to a new title or continue to add content to Hollow Knight: Silksongand it looks like gamers now have their official answer.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong reveals free Sea of Sorrow DLC for 2026

In a new blog post, Team Cherry shed some light on the future Hollow Knight: Silksongwhich will likely come as a welcome surprise to gamers who have been curious about the indie hit's long-term support. The biggest revelation included a large expansion of the so-called Sea of sadnesswhich will arrive sometime in 2026. In addition to the reveal Sea of sadness first, Team Cherry has announced that the expansion will be added to the game for free, meaning fans will simply have to download it and start playing once it's released. According to the developers, the expansion will add new areas as well as fresh bosses and tools. Sea of sadness it will feature a nautical theme, which means it will likely look and feel different from the game's original content. While Team Cherry hasn't shared many specific details, some fans are already wondering if the expansion could include some content that takes place underwater, which could change the way movement works.

While the upcoming Sea of sadness The DLC has already generated a lot of excitement from the social media community, with Team Cherry also announcing an upcoming update for the original Hollow Knight. Much like Silksongoriginal Hollow Knight will receive an official Nintendo Switch 2 update. According to the blog, players can expect upgrades similar to those Silksong on the platform. These improvements will include high frame rate modes, higher resolution and other graphical effects. The Cherry team also shared the good news with players on other platforms Hollow Knight will receive upgrades for all current platforms that include new features and bug fixes.

While console players will have to wait to experience these upgrades to the original Hollow KnightPC gamers can enjoy many upgrades right away. Players who wish to do so can search for public beta branches Hollow Knight available on Steam and GOG. Team Cherry announced that the upgrades will also include full 16:10 and 21:9 aspect ratio support for players playing on Steam Deck or ultrawide monitors. With so much content to enjoy and even more announced for 2026, many fans are optimistic about the future Hollow Knight: Silksong.