Six years after Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 Metroidvania hit Hollow Knight, fans are buzzing with speculation. The game's absence from various showcases, including The Game Awards, has fueled intense anticipation. Now, a cryptic social media post has ignited a firestorm of theories.
The mystery began on January 15th when Team Cherry co-director William Pellen changed his Twitter/X profile picture to a chocolate cake. He accompanied the image with the tweet: "something big is coming. keep your eyes closed tomorrow." Given rumors of a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal on January 16th, fans immediately connected the dots. The Switch 2 was indeed announced that day, but the cake's significance remained unclear.
The intrigue deepened when fans reverse-image-searched the cake, tracing it back to a Bon Appétit recipe published on April 2nd, 2024. This date is significant because Nintendo announced a Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 for Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. This led to widespread belief that Pellen initiated an alternate reality game (ARG) to tease Silksong's release.
The speculation extends to Pellen's new Twitter handle, @everydruidwaswr, and name, little bomey. Fans are analyzing the handle's length (15 characters, matching Twitter's character limit) and potential wordplay. One theory connects "wr" to a Silksong NPC, the Druid of the Moss Temple. The name "little bomey" is linked to a Southern Australian wine, aligning with Team Cherry's location, but the altered spelling adds to the mystery.
Recall that Hollow Knight: Silksong was initially announced for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. However, six years later, the possibility of it being a Switch 2 launch title or a timed exclusive is fueling the excitement. Is this a carefully crafted ARG, or simply overzealous fans desperate for news?
Only time will tell. In the meantime, the Hollow Knight community continues to dissect every detail, eagerly awaiting the April 2nd Direct.
