Hollow Knight is a 2D Metroidvania game developed by Team Cherry, an independent studio based in Australia, that was released in 2017 on Steam and would later be ported to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Ever sicne the game was released, it has been getting raving reviews with critics and gamers praising level design, art direction, and overall gameplay mechanics. All of that made possible for
Hollow Knight to sell over 1 million units on PC, and
over 250,000 copies on the Nintendo Switch—in only a matter of weeks.
Sadly,
Hollow Knight will not be getting the physical release that fans have been clamouring for, as Team Cherry has officially made an announcement stating that it has proven difficult for the developers than they had anticipated. While this is definitely bad news for the fans, the developer also mentions that they will try to release physical copies of
Hollow Knight at one point, albeit in smaller quantities.
The official announcement by Team Cherry reads as follows:
Just a short one today Gang,
We’re regretfully announcing the cancellation of physical copies of Hollow Knight and our partnership with Skybound Games.
As a team of 3 people still in intensive production of Hollow Knight, taking the game into the retail space (even with the extensive assistance of Skybound) proved more work than we could reasonably manage.
In future we will investigate other ways to deliver physical versions of Hollow Knight, though likely that will be in smaller quantities.
We’d like to thank Skybound for the amazing opportunity they provided, and for their professionalism and enthusiasm the whole way.
An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Hollow Knight is currently available for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam.