AN UNOFFICIAL FAN HUB — THE PHARLOOM ARCHIVE
Everything we know — and everything we love — about Hollow Knight: Silksong, the kingdom of Pharloom, and the huntress at its heart. Lore, Hornet's full kit, and live platform status across PC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and Game Pass.
THREAD 01 THE KINGDOM
Where Hollow Knight descended, Silksong climbs. Snatched to the heights of Pharloom, Hornet must ascend a kingdom strung together by silk — from the deep wells of the Moss Grotto to the gilded horrors of the Citadel — while its ruled and ruling castes bar every path upward.
It is a bigger map than Hallownest, a meaner gauntlet of bosses, and a far more verbal world: quests given by named townsfolk, tools crafted from scavenged parts, and a cathedral of sound in every cavern. Team Cherry spent years on it, and every one of them is on screen.
THREAD 02 THE HUNTER
The Knight descended in silence; Hornet arrives in full voice — acrobatic, aggressive, and mid-sentence. Where the little ghost shuffled and soul-healed, the princess-protector strings needle strikes into aerials, and spends silk rather than souls.
Her whole kit rewards momentum: heal on the move, needle arts that cost thread, and a movement set built to keep the fight moving. Below, every tool we've catalogued — six arts, three ways to bind them.
THREAD 03 WHAT'S NEW
Silksong is not more Hollow Knight with a red coat. These are the systems that make it a different game wearing the same soul.
Binds replace charms with a faster, scrappier economy — equippable at benches but costing silk-thread you'd otherwise spend on arts. Power trades against your healing, which makes every bench stop an actual decision.
Named townsfolk hand out real quests, tracked in a proper journal, with the mysterious Council of Pharloom presiding over the whole ascent. Hallownest was a silent ruin; Pharloom is a society — wary, wounded, and worth protecting.
Materials dropped by enemies feed a mid-run crafting system — bombs, healing remedies, tools assembled between fights rather than bought at shops. The scavenger loop turns every route into a supply decision.
More enemies than Hallownest ever held, and a boss roster with multiple difficulty tiers per fight — including serious endgame challenge runs. If Hollow Knight's bosses felt like duels, Silksong's feel like schedules.
$19.99. No editions, no season pass, no pre-order baubles — and day one on Game Pass. Team Cherry kept Hollow Knight fed with free content updates for years, and the smart money says Silksong inherits that habit.
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THREAD 05 VOICES FROM THE WELL
"Six years of waiting and Team Cherry handed back a sequel that doesn't lean on the first game once. New kingdom, new rules, same soul."
"Hornet moves like an argument you're winning. Going back to the Knight feels like going back to dial-up."
"The music alone is worth the ticket."
THREAD 06 QUESTIONS
The six questions every newcomer sends us. Something stranger on your mind?
Ask the WeaversYes — Silksong launched on September 4, 2025 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, and arrived on Xbox Game Pass on day one. Our platforms page carries full status and pricing.
No. This is an unofficial fan hub woven by players. Hollow Knight: Silksong is developed and published by Team Cherry — for official word, follow their channels. This site carries no affiliation or endorsement, and never will.
Not required — Silksong stands on its own — but Hallownest's story enriches half the details. Play the first game if you can; it's a masterpiece in its own right, and frequently on sale for the price of a coffee.
Most first weaves run 30 to 40 hours, depending on how thoroughly you map Pharloom. Completionists chasing every bind, boss and quest report far beyond that — this is a big kingdom, and it does not respect your calendar.
Yes — Silksong joined Game Pass on day one across cloud, console and PC, and remains one of the service's standout metroidvanias. Full breakdown on the platforms page.
Team Cherry — a famously small studio out of Adelaide, Australia. Silksong began as DLC for Hollow Knight and grew into a full sequel, which is also why the wait ran six years. Small teams, big kingdoms.
THREAD 07 CHOOSE YOUR BINDING
PC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and Game Pass — status, pricing, system requirements and the full timeline of the wait, all on one page.
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