Team Cherry has told Hollow Knight: Silksong players, through a page in the manual of the new physical edition, that the game’s world “will expand with free content packs”. The same page calls the already announced Sea of Sorrow the “first giant expansion”, which implies more are planned. Push Square reported the wording on November 9, 2026, ahead of the PS5 disc going on sale on November 10.
Team Cherry, the studio behind Hollow Knight and Silksong, has not issued a separate announcement with dates, names or sizes for any pack beyond Sea of Sorrow. Everything below comes from the manual wording, earlier announcements and the retail listings.
What did Team Cherry say about the free content packs?
The manual says the packs will bring “even more adventures filled with new friends, new abilities, and new ferocious foes”. That is the whole message, according to Push Square and GamingBolt, and neither outlet found details beyond it.
What it confirms:
- More than one free pack is planned, since the text says “packs” in the plural.
- Sea of Sorrow is described as the first giant expansion, not the only one.
- The additions are described as new characters, new abilities and new enemies.
What it does not confirm: release dates, how many packs there will be, or whether each one is as large as Sea of Sorrow.
What is Sea of Sorrow and when does it arrive?
Sea of Sorrow is a nautically themed expansion that Team Cherry announced in December 2025, with “new areas, bosses, tools, and more”, free for all players and due in 2026. Engadget reported the announcement on December 16, 2025, and Neowin noted that Team Cherry said Silksong had sold seven million copies since its September launch.
No release date has been given. Team Cherry said it would share more details shortly before launch, and Push Square points out that those details have not appeared, so a slip into 2027 is possible if it does not arrive in the remaining weeks of 2026. GamingBolt lists it as “coming soon” without a date.
Retail pages are consistent on one point. Fangamer’s listings say the expansion is not on the game media and will be a free download.
What does the physical edition include and cost?
Fangamer handles the physical releases, and the listings cover several platforms:
- PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (the Xbox disc also works on Xbox One): €45 including VAT on Fangamer’s European store.
- Nintendo Switch 2 edition (also playable on Switch): $45 or €49, according to Nintendo Life.
- Contents: the game, a 32-page manual and a poster. Nintendo Life lists reversible cover art and a mini folded poster for the Switch 2 version.
Prices
The free content packs and Sea of Sorrow have no price because Team Cherry calls them free. The listed prices above are for the physical editions only, with the euro figures from Fangamer’s European store and Nintendo Life’s $45 and €49 for the Switch 2 edition. Nintendo Life adds “or regional equivalent”, so check the store in your own country. Release dates differ between listings, so confirm the date at the retailer before paying.
Who it suits
Players who already own the game digitally. Nothing in the sources says free packs depend on the format, and Fangamer says the Sea of Sorrow download is free, so there is no stated reason to buy a disc for the content alone.
Collectors. The disc, manual and poster are the draw. The manual itself is where this news surfaced, so it is a real piece of the package.
Players who have not started yet. The sources describe a game that keeps growing at no extra cost, which is a fair argument for starting now rather than waiting.
Who should wait. Anyone buying only for a specific pack. No dates or contents exist for anything beyond Sea of Sorrow, and Team Cherry has not announced a schedule.
What is still unknown?
Team Cherry has not said how many packs are coming, when the first one lands, or whether the packs will reach every platform at the same moment. It also has not confirmed a Sea of Sorrow date.
For the next step, watch Team Cherry’s Steam news page and its official website, where the studio said it would post details before launch.
