Hollow Knight: Silksong has somehow popped up with a $19.99 price tag and no, you’re not hallucinating from too many Geo runs. GameStop’s listing has the long-awaited sequel up for pre-order at a price that sounds like a fever dream in 2025.
Hollow Knight: Silksong pre-order shocks fans with $20 price
In a surprise twist spotted on ResetEra, GameStop’s U.S. site quietly put up a Switch pre-order for Hollow Knight: Silksong at just twenty bucks. Not a sale, not a coupon, not a typo, just the kind of sticker price that makes you check your calendar for what year it is.
It’s rare for any anticipated game to launch under $30 these days, let alone one with the scale and polish of Silksong. The original Hollow Knight offered over 30 hours of exploration for most players, and Silksong looks to double down on that formula. So this $20 tag? It’s almost disrespectful to everything else on the shelf.
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Why does this price feel impossible
It’s not just the size or quality that makes this feel unreal. It’s the market around it. Everything costs more now, especially indie games that operate at the same tier of quality as big-name publishers. That’s what makes this move so wild. Silksong is positioned to be one of the biggest indie releases in years.
Here’s what a $20 price could mean:
- Team Cherry is sticking to their roots, pricing for accessibility over profit
- They’re confident enough in volume that margins don’t matter
- Or this could just be an outdated placeholder from GameStop
But if the listing is accurate, it’s a shot across the bow of every $39.99 indie trying to make a case.
It’s still not dated, but this feels real
Team Cherry still hasn’t dropped a release date, and yes, we’ve all been burned before. But the listing suggests things are finally moving, and maybe soon. A pre-order of this specific item doesn’t show up by accident.
If it’s true, Hollow Knight: Silksong’s price just made a statement
Twenty bucks for Silksong feels like a gift from a different timeline. A rare moment of restraint in a market that’s constantly testing how high we’ll jump. If it holds, this isn’t just a good deal, it’s a gut punch to everything bloated, boxed, or buried under live service sludge.
