Team Cherry’s Metroidvania Hollow Knight is enjoying a renewed boom, having just set a new all-time peak for concurrent players on Steam.

On the 25th, Hollow Knight reached a Steam peak concurrent player count of 39,356, beating its previous best. Now in its eighth year on Valve’s platform, the game’s unexpected “second heyday” is widely attributed to Hollow Knight: Silksong finally locking in a September 4 release date after a long wait—news confirmed during gamescom 2025.

With roughly two weeks to go before Silksong arrives, newcomers curious about the sequel are starting from the original, while veterans are jumping back in to shake off the rust and reacquaint themselves with the feel of the game.

This surge shows up across multiple indicators. Recently, Hollow Knight climbed to No. 14 globally on Steam’s revenue-ranked top sellers. Team Cherry has also ridden the momentum by discounting the game 50%, so breaking through the 40,000-concurrent mark doesn’t look out of reach.

On Steam, Hollow Knight carries a 97% positive rating with the “Overwhelmingly Positive” verdict. The full sequel Silksong will support Korean subtitles and is scheduled to launch on September 4 across PC, Nintendo Switch (first-gen), Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.