Hollow Knight: Silksong’s physical edition has begun reaching buyers days before its official November 10 delivery date, and the pack-in booklet tucked in the box carries an unexpected line: “The world of Hollow Knight: Silksong will expand with free content packs.” The plural wording, first surfaced in photos of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition manual, points to more free DLC than Team Cherry has announced.
The booklet’s Content Packs chapter goes on: “Prepare for even more adventures filled with new friends, new abilities and new ferocious foes!” The chapter promises new quests for Hornet, and the plural wording reportedly points to several post-launch packs rather than the single expansion on the calendar. Team Cherry has not said how many packs are planned, and the studio has not commented on the leak.
“First giant expansion”
The same manual describes the announced Sea of Sorrow expansion as the game’s “first giant expansion,” the clearest sign yet that it is only the beginning of Silksong’s post-launch roadmap. “In the first giant expansion, voyage across and beneath a salt-stricken ocean brimming with mystery and menace,” the booklet reads. Team Cherry announced Sea of Sorrow in December 2025 as a free, nautically themed expansion with a 2026 release window.
At its December announcement, Team Cherry said Hornet’s “adventures continue in our nautically themed expansion, coming free for all players next year,” with further details promised closer to release.
Leaked from an early box
The photos came from a Reddit user who received their Switch 2 Edition ahead of the November 10 delivery date and posted the manual’s Content Packs chapter, with the same pages shared by X user arfa2706. The physical edition also ships with a large map of Pharloom and a booklet of concept art.
The leak leaves Sea of Sorrow’s timing as the open question. The booklet lists the expansion only as “coming soon,” with no release date, and the 2026 window Team Cherry gave in December has under two months left. Team Cherry announced Silksong’s own release date just two weeks before launch, so a short-notice reveal would be in character. The original Hollow Knight received free post-launch packs including Hidden Dreams and The Grimm Troupe, and the booklet’s “content packs” wording echoes that same naming.
Official deliveries of the physical edition begin November 10, 2026.
