Whereas developer Group Cherry has been quiet about its upcoming title Hole Knight: Silksong, the studio now appears to be planning some sort of reveal with an advanced scavenger hunt. As caught by The Gamer, co-creator of the unique Hole Knight William Pellen modified his profile on social media platform X. These adjustments may present a touch as to the studio’s plans going ahead.
Pellen has modified his X profile title to ‘little bomey’, whereas additionally altering his deal with to @everydruidwaswr, in addition to altering his profile image to that of a chocolate cake. With these adjustments, Pellen additionally posted that “one thing huge is coming,” and that followers ought to “hold your eyes closed tomorrow.”
Hole Knight followers on the lookout for hints in regards to the much-awaited sequel Silksong took these particulars and ran wild, working the chocolate cake profile image via a reverse picture search. This resulted within the discovery of a chocolate cake recipe, posted on April 2, 2024. Whereas this all could also be a coincidence, the recipe’s date is strictly a 12 months earlier than the upcoming Nintendo Change 2 occasion, as identified by X consumer Penkaru.
Reddit customers on the subreddit for Silksong have additionally found that Pellen’s new X title of ‘little bomey’ could be a reference to a wine named Little Boomey Cabernet Sauvignon. The seemingly main clue right here is the truth that the wine is made in Adelaide Hills in southern Australia – the identical metropolis the place studio Group Cherry relies.
It’s value noting that, whereas these hints seem cryptic, this has a good change of both being an ARG (alternate-reality sport) encouraging gamers to find extra clues about Hole Knight: Silksong by making use of real-world clues, or simply being a wild goose chase {that a} fanbase ready for a highly-anticipated title is falling for.
Particulars about Hole Knight: Silksong has been shrouded in fairly a little bit of secrecy. That is although scores for the video games have already been noticed on the web sites for a number of various scores boards all through 2024. The sport has additionally gotten retailer pages on Xbox in addition to the Change eShop.
The final time Group Cherry gave concrete particulars in regards to the growth of Hole Knight: Silksong was all the way in which again in 2021, the place the studio revealed that it was content material full and was within the testing stage. Regardless of silence in regards to the sport since then, the sport’s lead playtester has acknowledged that the title was not caught in growth hell. The playtester has additionally described the sport as “superb”, telling gamers that the title will likely be “well worth the wait”.
For a sign of why there may be a lot buzz about Hole Knight: Silksong, try our overview of the unique Hole Knight. Whereas it’s at the moment unknown precisely what platforms Hole Knight: Silksong will likely be coming, we anticipate to see it on PC, Nintendo Change, Xbox and PlayStation. Earlier rumours have additionally indicated that the sport will likely be obtainable via Xbox Recreation Cross on day one in all launch.
one thing huge is coming. hold your eyes closed tomorrow
— little bomey (@everydruidwaswr) January 16, 2025
>Group Cherry member adjustments tag and pfp to cake with op earlier than swap 2 reveal
>cake pfp redirects to a recipe when searched
>recipe was made April 2nd
>Nintendo direct for swap 2 is April 2nd
>Nintendo is persistently concerned with hole knightSTAY WITH ME NOW. https://t.co/GSatloI0YZ pic.twitter.com/VOKdMmFCnx
— Penkaru (@pex_ton) January 16, 2025
