Hollow Knight: Silksonghas recently been mentioned by the head of ID@Xbox alongside a handful of other games that are confirmed to be releasing this year. It's been widely accepted since the game's 2017 release that the original Hollow Knight is one of the greatest indie games ever made. A brutally challenging 2D Metroidvania, Hollow Knight garnered near universal praise, with its Nintendo Switch port achieving a 90 on Metacritic. Hollow Knight: Silksongbegan development as DLC for the original game, but later grew into a fully fledged sequel.