Yesterday, IGN unveiled that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at an Australian museum in September 2025, and shared a sprite sheet from the eagerly awaited game, sparking a flurry of reactions across the internet.
"In what situation [is] making a sprite of naked Hornet necessary?" asked a commenter on a Reddit thread analyzing the exclusive sheet. Among the numerous images of Silksong's protagonist, Hornet, depicted in various battle-ready and relaxed poses, one particular sprite caught the community's attention. It shows Hornet casually carrying her cloak under one arm, as seen in the close-up below and on the original sheet on the right-hand side, immediately under the uppermost ring:
"What kind of situation in-game calls for her to remove her cloak and hold it like she's an exhausted dad returning from work? This is cursed," remarked one redditor. Another posited, "Is this real???? There’s no way this is a sprite that is going to be in Silksong. Is that just what she looks like????" while another shouted: "IN WHAT KIND OF SITUATION WOULD THEY EVEN NEED THIS SPRITE?"
The discussion took a playful turn with comments like, "So, we don't have to bother making a mod," from one respondent, and another said: "We're going straight to ESRB 18+ for this one." A thread OP chastized, "HORNET PUT YOUR CLOAK BACK ON THAT'S SO INDECENT WHAT THE HELL," prompting responses like, "This looks so wrong," and "this is completely unnecessary." Another announced, "I do not like this."
While the most plausible explanation might be that players will be able to upgrade or change Hornet's cloak, the community's imagination is running wild with possibilities.
Hollow Knight: Silksong 2025 Screenshots
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Team Cherry’s sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong, remains one of the most anticipated games globally, consistently topping Steam's wishlist charts. The game made a brief appearance at Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct last month, and soon after, Team Cherry confirmed a 2025 release window, much to the relief of its patient fans. With the game set to be playable at Australia’s national museum of screen culture, ACMI, starting September 18, speculation is rife about a potential launch around August, though nothing has been confirmed yet.
Silksong will be part of the Game Worlds exhibition at the Melbourne museum, which will also feature displays exploring the game’s design and artistic direction.
