Hollow Knight: Silksong crashed Steam on release day

On September 4, the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong was finally released, immediately sparking massive excitement. The game reached over 75,000 concurrent players within minutes, which caused Steam’s servers to buckle under the pressure. Many users reported delays, purchase errors, and even being kicked out of the platform.

Fans had been waiting nearly six years for the release, and such a surge was no surprise — a huge community, countless memes, and fan culture had formed around Silksong during the wait. Now the hype has turned into numbers: the player count keeps growing, and experts believe new records will be set in the coming days.

Considering that the first game sold over 15 million copies, the sequel is already cementing itself as one of the biggest releases of 2025.