"Hollow Knight: Silksong Playable at Australian Museum in September 2025"

IGN has exciting news for fans of Hollow Knight: Silksong. The highly anticipated game from Team Cherry will be playable at Australia's national museum of screen culture, ACMI, in Melbourne starting from September 18, 2025. This marks a significant milestone for the game, which has been eagerly awaited by the gaming community and has dominated the Steam wishlist charts for years.

While Team Cherry has only provided a vague release window for 2025, the confirmation of a playable demo at ACMI's Game Worlds exhibition offers a concrete date for fans to look forward to. The exhibition will not only allow visitors to experience Silksong firsthand but also explore the intricate design and artistic direction behind the game.

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Bethan Johnson and Jini Maxwell, co-curators at ACMI, expressed their enthusiasm about featuring Silksong as a centrepiece of the Game Worlds exhibition. They highlighted the game's detailed sprite animations for Hornet and the complex logic behind its challenging boss fights, which will be showcased alongside the playable demo. Their statement underscores the excitement of bringing such an anticipated indie game to the public and celebrating its South Australian origins.

As part of the announcement, ACMI released a sprite sheet from Silksong, which will be part of the exhibition's display. This image, provided to IGN with permission, gives fans a glimpse into the game's design elements.

With the game set to be playable at the museum, speculation about its release date is rife. It's likely that Silksong will be available to the public before September 18, possibly even as early as August. The excitement around the game continues to build, especially after its brief but significant appearance at Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct last month, where Team Cherry reaffirmed the 2025 release window and showcased new gameplay.

Initially announced for Nintendo Switch and PC, Silksong will also be available on Xbox (including Game Pass), PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The game's journey has been marked by intriguing teases, such as a mysterious chocolate cake recipe shared by Team Cherry at the start of 2025, fueling fans' hopes for an imminent re-reveal.