Hollow Knight: Silksong fans tragically trolled by a random Steam update listed as "for beta testing"

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It actually was too good to be true

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Hollow Knight: Silksong fans thought a Steam backend update pointing to a beta was too good to be true - and it was.

Earlier today, Reddit users discovered that, according to SteamDB, Hollow Knight: Silksong had received an update of some sort on Valve's storefront. Not only was "Hollow Knight: Silksong" updated two days ago, but so was a listing for "Hollow Knight: Silksong for Beta Testing."

Yes, this was an actual update made to Hollow Knight: Silksong effective as of earlier this week. The trouble is, this update wasn't made by Hollow Knight developer Team Cherry, but was instead made by Valve itself.

So, everyone who suspected that a beta testing update for Silksong was too good to be true was swiftly proven correct. The Hollow Knight community has gotten pretty used to being bitterly disappointed over the past few years, with countless weeks and months of radio silence from Team Cherry, but this is still seemingly pretty hard to stomach. 

"'This could be huge' - See you all in 2027 when the game still isn't out yet," reads one comment underneath the subreddit post. Others were a little too keen to type things like "THIS COULD ACTUALLY BE HUGE" before reverting to "ok nvm back to coping" when they quickly uncovered the truth of the update. Sorry, Silksong fans, not today.

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.