The big day is here, as players from across the world will finally be able to experience Hollow Knight: Silksong on their desired platforms. However, the majority of the players are facing issues purchasing and downloading the game because the stores on PC (Steam), Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch have stopped responding. This is due to servers being overloaded as an overwhelming number of fans are rushing in to finally get their hands on Silksong. Here’s how players can buy and download it and start playing.
Hollow Knight: Silksong has been in the works for almost a decade, due to all the love developers were pouring into the game, and stuffing it with exciting content for players to enjoy. Fans of the series have long awaited this extremely anticipated sequel to the point that witnessing its release was nothing more than a dream. Now all the waiting is over as Silksong can finally be played on all the supported platforms.
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s download size is ~8GB. So, players who’re unable to purchase it currently will be able to download the game quickly and start playing it.
Players looking to download on PC will experience difficulty purchasing and downloading the game on Steam or the Xbox App. As discussed before, this is the result of servers crashing due to being overloaded with players.
Here’s the first workaround for this issue.
Another quick workaround to this problem might be purchasing the game from third-party vendors.
Third-party game sites like Humble Bundle are also offering the game at the same price as it’s available on popular game clients like Steam. The site is working perfectly, even under all this load. Players can hop onto the site, purchase a key for the Steam client, and redeem it in their apps to start downloading Silksong right away.
The majority of players on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch are unable to view Hollow Knight: Silksong in their stores due to servers being overloaded, preventing them from getting updated. While we’ve tried checking for any fixes, there aren’t any reliable methods or reputable third-party key sites that could help players on these consoles to download and enjoy the game at the moment.
The only solution right now is to either purchase the game on PC using the methods mentioned above or simply hang tight for a few hours until the servers are operational again.
September 4, 2025
Team Cherry
Team Cherry
Unity
Hollow Knight
Single-player
