Thursday, September 4 is shaping up to be a big day for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, as that's the day that the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong finally lands on the service. 2025 has been an incredible year for Xbox Game Pass, with the popular subscription service home to some of the biggest and most critically-acclaimed brand-new, day one game releases.
The highest-rated new game release of 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was released for Xbox Game Pass as a day one game. So too was the beloved puzzle game Blue Prince. Just recently, Gears of War: Reloaded was added to Xbox Game Pass, and looking ahead, there are a lot of big games for subscribers to look forward to, assuming they are signed up for the Ultimate tier. In fact, one of the biggest new upcoming Xbox Game Pass games is right around the corner and less than a week away from release.
It's the End of an Era for Hollow Knight Fans
After six years of anticipation, it's officially the end of an era for fans of the Hollow Knight franchise.
Silksong Xbox Game Pass Release Date
- September 4 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
On Thursday, September 4, those signed up for the Ultimate tier of Xbox Game Pass can look forward to playing Hollow Knight: Silksong without paying anything more than what they already do for their subscription. Hollow Knight: Silksong has quite easily been one of the industry's most highly-anticipated games since it was first announced in 2019, with the hype behind it only growing as developer Team Cherry went radio silent and year after year came and went with no release date in sight. One of the few times Silksong resurfaced over the last six years was when the game was confirmed to be a day one Xbox Game Pass title at the Xbox Games Showcase in 2023.
Funnily enough, Silksong's presence at the Xbox Games Showcase in 2023 implied that the game would be out within six months of its presentation. Instead, Silksong is launching on September 4, 2025, which is simultaneously much later than expected and earlier than some fans anticipated. Silksong's release date was announced in a brief trailer just last week, confirming that the long wait was nearly at an end and setting up Xbox Game Pass to have yet another fantastic month.
Hollow Knight: Silksong may very well be the most exciting new Game Pass game coming in September 2025, but it won't be alone. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is joining Game Pass on September 17, while the console version of well-reviewed city builder Frostpunk 2 is coming on September 18. It's highly likely that even more Xbox Game Pass games are coming in September 2025, but they have to be revealed at the time of this writing.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 91 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- September 4, 2025
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood
- Developer(s)
- Team Cherry
- Publisher(s)
- Team Cherry
