Silksong surges to Third Most Played Game on Steam Following Launch
September 4, 2025 – Hollow Knight: Silksong rapidly ascended the Steam charts following its release today, reaching 453,993 simultaneous players and claiming the third spot among the platform’s most played games, trailing only Counter-Strike 2 and DOTA 2. The highly anticipated metroidvania is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S for $19.99 and requires 7.62 GB of storage space.
More than six years after its initial announcement, Silksong‘s extraordinary debut signals a potentially record-breaking launch for an independent game. While Steam provides player count data,the total number of players is expected to be significantly higher across all platforms,with reports of store collapses indicating overwhelming demand. The game is also available from day one via Xbox Game Pass.
Currently ranked 29th among the most played games on Steam of all time, Silksong is already surpassing titles like Helldivers 2. Players are beginning to uncover the game’s secrets, including a list of 52 achievements and 53 trophies.[Video Embed: https://widgets.ign.com/video/embed/content.html?url=https://www.ign.com/videos/hollow-knight-silksong-gameplay-the-first-14-minutes]
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