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Hollow Knight: Silksong

Metroidvania by Team Cherry

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Hollow Knight: Silksong won Best Action/Adventure Game at The Game Awards 2025 after seven years of waiting that turned it into the most anticipated indie release of the decade. Team Cherry's sequel stars Hornet, the princess-protector of Hallownest, in an all-new kingdom of Pharloom rendered entirely in hand-drawn animation. Released in September 2025 at fourteen dollars, it sold more than five million copies in its first month, briefly crashed storefronts on launch day and immediately became one of the highest-rated games ever published, a reward for one of the most patient fanbases in gaming.

Developer: Team Cherry
Nationality: Australia
Released: September 4, 2025
Protagonist: Hornet
Best Action/Adventure: The Game Awards 2025
Launch sales: 5+ million copies in first month

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The Game Award for Best Action/Adventure Game

2025 · Dec 12, 2025

Peacock Theater, Los Angeles

Silksong won Best Action/Adventure at The Game Awards 2025, capping a launch that broke storefronts and topped indie charts worldwide. Team Cherry's three-person core team delivered a kingdom bigger than the original with hand-drawn animation throughout.

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