Even long after its initial announcement, Hollow Knight: Silksong continues to be one of the most highly anticipated indie games in the industry but after more than five years of development, I'm done waiting for it to come out. Initially conceived as Dlc for Hollow Knight, which would feature Hornet as the main playable character, Silksong quickly expanded beyond the scope of what developer Team Cherry had originally planned, and it was announced as a standalone sequel in 2019. Over five years later, the game still hasn't come out, but expectations are still just as high.

In 2019, after Silksong was originally announced to be a standalone game, it seemed to be progressing smoothly through development, and a significant portion of the game was shown off later that year at E3, along with a playable demo. In the years since, however, communication from Team Cherry has dwindled drastically after a short teaser...