Hole Knight: Silksong, Crew Cherry’s sequel to Hole Knight that has been in growth for seven years, is releasing later this week for simply $19.99. Silksong’s highly-anticipated launch on September 4th comes with a modest $5 bump over Hole Knight’s authentic $14.99 price ticket.
Whereas Crew Cherry might have charged extra for Silksong, it’s basically pricing it the identical as the unique whenever you think about inflation over the previous eight years. The staff revealed seven years in the past that it stored the Hole Knight pricing low to make sure as many individuals performed it as doable. “$15 US is definitely fairly a bit of cash for many individuals, particularly in different international locations than the US,” defined Crew Cherry cofounder Ari Gibson in a 2018 Reddit put up. “In the end, our major curiosity is that as many individuals as doable play our video games, and we wish to worth them such that gamers can accomplish that.”
The thoughtful selection on the pricing of Hole Knight allowed hundreds of thousands of individuals to play the sport, with the unique promoting greater than 15 million copies. That’s made Hole Knight probably the most profitable indie video video games ever, so a $19.99 price ticket for Silksong might produce related gross sales outcomes — particularly because it’s at present probably the most wishlisted sport on Steam.
Silksong is releasing at 7AM PT / 10AM ET / 3PM UK on September 4th. Will probably be accessible on Nintendo Swap, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, and Crew Cherry has additionally struck a deal to incorporate Silksong on Xbox Recreation Cross on day one.
