Finally, Hollow Knight: Silksong dropped today, September 4, but things didn’t go off without a hitch. Some folks on Steam are hitting roadblocks, saying they can’t start the game or even add it to their cart. Still, the game’s already got over 75,000 people playing at once on Steam just 10 minutes after launch.
To put that in perspective, that’s more players than the original Hollow Knight ever had at its peak, which was about 72,000.
For a bit, the game’s Steam store page straight-up disappeared from the homepage. Some players couldn’t even get into the Steam store itself, which sometimes happens when a big sale kicks off, but it’s pretty rare for a game launch to cause this kind of chaos.
Not everyone’s having trouble, though—some people are downloading and playing Silksong on Steam without any issues. On the Nintendo Switch 2, the eShop’s also acting up for some users. Meanwhile, things seem to be going smoother for those grabbing Silksong through Game Pass, based on what people are saying online.
Your experience might depend on luck—plenty of players are jumping into Silksong just fine. Still, hitting 75,000 concurrent players on Steam in just 10 minutes shows the hype is real, even with these hiccups.
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