Hollow Knight: Silksong Surpasses Over 500,000 Concurrent Players on Steam

Hollow Knight: Silksong Breaks Steam's Top 18 with Half-Million Players

Hollow Knight: Silksong quickly surpassed half a million concurrent players on Steam within hours of its launch. According to SteamDB, the game registered over 535,000 simultaneous players, making it the 18th most-played game on Steam to date. Long considered one of the most highly anticipated indie games, and a top awaited title for 2025, Silksong's launch generated such immense excitement that it led to outages on the Steam, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo eShop platforms. In Brazil, the game is available at varying price points across platforms. It costs R60 on Steam and Nintendo eShop, R75 on the Microsoft Store, and R115 on the PlayStation Store. (Source: Terra Game On)

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