Hollow Knight: Silksong Physical Edition Is Coming: Preorder Price, Date, and Everything Included

Nearly a year after Hollow Knight: Silksong shattered digital storefronts, Team Cherry and Fangamer are finally giving collectors what they’ve been waiting for. A proper physical edition is coming to all major consoles, and it ships with the kind of boxed extras that feel increasingly rare. There's just one catch that buyers should know before they hit the preorder button.

The Physical Edition at a Glance

Fangamer announced the physical release on May 28, 2026, and preorders went live immediately. The set ship date is October 16, 2026 .

Pricing by Platform

Physical Silksong pricing varies slightly by platform due to manufacturing costs for cartridges versus discs :

• Nintendo Switch 2 — $44.99 / $45
• PlayStation 5 — $39.99 / $39
• Xbox Series X|S — $39.99 / $39

What’s Actually in the Box

Every physical copy includes the same core collection of items :

• The full game on a cartridge (Switch 2) or disc (PS5 / Xbox). The Switch 2 cartridge also works in the original Nintendo Switch, and the package includes a code for the Switch 2 upgrade patch .
• A reversible cover sheet.
• A 32-page game manual.
• A mini folded poster featuring a map of Pharloom.

The ‘Sea of Sorrow’ Detail Worth Knowing

If you’re buying the physical edition to have a complete, offline copy of Silksong, there’s an important asterisk. The upcoming free expansion, “Sea of Sorrow,” will not be included on the disc or cartridge. Fangamer’s product listing explicitly states that the expansion must be downloaded separately when it releases .

This has caused some confusion among fans who expected the $45 Switch 2 edition to contain the full experience on the cart. For now, the box gives you the base game and all of the physical extras; the DLC remains a digital add-on .

Original Hollow Knight Physical Editions Arrive the Same Day

Fangamer isn’t stopping with Silksong. Physical editions of the original Hollow Knight are also available for preorder and will ship on October 16, 2026 . These versions are exclusive to the two platforms listed below:

• Switch 2 — $39. The cartridge includes the latest game updates and is compatible with the original Switch .
• PS5 — $35 .

Both come with a reversible cover sheet, a 28-page manual, and a mini poster .

How We Got Here: The Digital Launch and Road to 7 Million Sales

For anyone who hasn't kept up with Silksong since it dominated wishlists for years, the timeline leading up to this physical release is remarkable:

• Digital launch: Hollow Knight: Silksong finally released on September 4, 2025, after roughly six years of development since its 2019 announcement. It launched day one on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch (including Switch 2), with demand so high it temporarily crashed Steam and other digital stores .
• Sales milestone: In a December 15, 2025 blog post, Team Cherry confirmed the game had sold over 7 million copies in its first three months. This figure excludes the “millions more” who played through Xbox Game Pass .
• Post-launch and the expansion: The studio’s initial post-launch focus was on patches. Then, in that same December blog post, Team Cherry announced the free “Sea of Sorrow” expansion, which is expected to launch sometime in 2026 .

Whether you missed the digital launch or just want something tangible on your shelf, the physical edition marks another milestone for one of the best-selling indie games of 2025. Preorders are available now directly through Fangamer ahead of the October 16 ship date .