Silksong fans rejoice! The game will be playable at Gamescom

Ahead of the Gamescom 2025 event, Xbox has announced that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable for the first time. A demo version of the game will be available to test out at the Xbox booth featured at this event.

Gamescom will run from Aug. 20 to 24 in Germany, with plenty of exciting announcements expected as the event unfolds. The first real look at Hollow Knight: Silksong, one of the most anticipated games left for release in 2025, is certainly a big one.

The news that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom was unveiled in an official Xbox Wire news post. It’s one of many games they’re showing off this year, and it’s easily one of the most exciting since we haven’t seen much about it thus far, even though it was first announced over six years ago.

This announcement states, “This year, the Xbox booth will be full of fantastic upcoming games from Xbox and our incredible third-party partners coming to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass this Holiday and beyond – and yes, that includes Hollow Knight: Silksong.”

The opportunity to go hands-on with this game is only available at the Xbox booth for attendees who visit it throughout the Gamescom event. You can experience this exciting new demo on two different platforms, including PC and ROG Xbox Ally X.

Since some lucky players will get to try Hollow Knight: Silksong at this event, it seems like there’s a decent chance we might finally get a new trailer, too. The last trailer was released on June 12, 2022, so it’s been over three years.

Even if you can’t be there to experience the game in person, it’s possible you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of it through the Xbox Gamescom Broadcast. It’ll be live from the booth on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and Thursday, Aug. 21, to provide “first-look gameplay, developer interviews, new trailers, updates, and more.”

An official release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong hasn’t been set yet, but it’s currently confirmed to release sometime before the end of 2025. I’m hopeful we might finally get a release date at Gamescom, perhaps alongside that new trailer I suspect might be released too, but it’s not confirmed that we’ll get either. Still, a fresh look at the game is a step in the right direction and certainly worth getting excited about.

Other demos confirmed by Xbox for Gamescom with this announcement include Borderlands 4, Onimusha: Way of The Sword, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, EA Sports FC 26, Aniimo, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, PowerWash Simulator 2, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Final Fantasy XVI, Invincible VS, Super Meat Boy 3D, Cronos: The New Dawn, and Mistfall Hunter. Xbox is also revealing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and celebrating the World of Warcraft community with the new Midnight expansion during this event, so there’s plenty to look forward to in addition to Hollow Knight: Silksong.