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Two more indie games ended up delayed as a result of Hollow Knight: Silksong, as Devolver Digital pushed back Baby Steps and Sunny Side Up rescheduled Little Witch in the Woods. The Baby Steps PS5 and PC release date is now September 23, 2025, rather than September 8, 2025. Meanwhile, Little Witch in the Woods will leave PC early access on September 15, 2025, rather than 1.0 showing up on September 4, 2025. September 4, 2025 is the debut date for the Team Cherry title.
In the case of Baby Steps, there’s a trailer pointing out how Hollow Knight: Silksong got in the way of protagonist Nate as he went on a walk into his future and resulted in the game delay. We literally see Hornet in the world and the character walking on her Stinger weapon. He falls, and the game is then delayed as a result.
With Sunny Side Up, the team shared an image and announcement on Steam. It noted that after learning about its game sharing its 1.0 launch date with Hollow Knight: Silksong, it decided to delay so as to not disappoint everyone due to being overlooked. It specifically noted, “Silksong is a game we look up to with awe as developers, and eagerly anticipate as players. Given its immense influence, we fear that launching Little Witch in the Woods on the same day would not only dishearten our dedicated team, but also disappoint our devoted audience.
Here’s the list of other games that are now delayed and launching later in September 2025, or even later than that, due to the surprise Hollow Knight: Silksong release date. Many of the developers explained it was due to not wanting to compete in the indie space with it.
- CloverPit – From September 3, 2025 to September 26, 2025.
- Demonschool– From September 3, 2025 to November 19, 2025.
- Faeland – From September 9, 2025 to an as yet undecided 1.0 debut.
Aeterna Lucis is also delayed from September 2025 to 2026, but Hollow Knight: Silksong is only part of the reason that title ended up delayed.
Hollow Knight: Silksong will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC, and the release date is September 4, 2025.
