Ever since its 2019 announcement, Hollow Knight: Silksong has found itself in a difficult position between Hollow Knight's own success and fan expectations where ordinary development delays have garnered it a notorious reputation in gaming. Most recently, it was pointed out that Silksong had gone over 1600 days since its announcement which puts it among the company of few other games seemingly stuck in development limbo. But it's not entirely abnormal, as many successful and fan-favorite games have taken a long time to release, such as Final Fantasy 15, Team Fortress 2, or The Last Guardian which all took close to a decade to develop.