As chance would have it, within a few days, We have news on Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades II, two games that we could classify as indies (albeit both with a good level of funding) and for which we have been waiting for a long time, in one case much longer than in the other, yes, as we will recall below. So we are probably in a week in which lovers of this type of development, who, despite not having so many resources, managed to stand out with the originality and fun of their designs.

By “age” we start with Hollow Knight: Silksong, the long-awaited sequel to Hollow Knight, a 2017 metroidvania that became an almost instant success for a number of reasons. Roughly two years after its original release, which took place in February 2017, Team Cherry first announced that they were already working on Silksong, its sequel, although they didn’t give a date… and thank goodness they didn’t. t because More than five years later, many of us are still waiting.

During last years There have been constant rumors that its launch is near, but in all cases, these predictions did not come true to the point that the release date has already become a kind of recurring meme-joke among the gaming community. However, this week its registration appeared in the Australian age classification system after it did the same in South Korean records a few weeks ago.

Except, Hades II is the sequel to Hades, a roguelike that was released in September 2020, and which quickly began to gain the favor of players, also thanks to the design, which is also completely unique, which combines the strategy of the genre with Greek mythology (in it we play Zagreus in his escape from the underworld). Due to this success, its developer announced a sequel in late 2022, suggesting that it will be available in Early Access sometime in 2023.

However, the deadline was not met, but in this case it seems that the wait will not be as long as for Hollow Knight: Silksong, as its developers have just opened the technical test of Hades II which you can sign up for via its Steam page if you wish. Of course, signing up doesn’t guarantee you’ll get access to it, as we can assume the list of applicants will be huge, and the developers have said that this first public beta will be much more limited than future early access. version.

In any case, it’s a very good week for those waiting for Hollow Knight: Silksong or Hades II, and a great week for those with both titles on their wish listsomething that I feel will happen to a lot of people… including me of course.