Hollow Knight: Silksong receives a confirmed September 4 release after six years of anticipation. Fans long used clown-makeup imagery to express the prolonged wait, turning the absence into a persistent meme. The clown motif became widespread: fan art, a community-made mod, and even a reference by a prominent industry presenter. With the release announcement at Gamescom, fans are visually signaling closure by hanging up, discarding, or burning clown wigs and wiping off makeup. Social posts and celebratory artwork emphasize relief and excitement, marking both an end to the meme and renewed enthusiasm for the game.
After six years, the clowning is over. Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to a PC, Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation near you on September 4. Silksong has been conspicuously absent from industry events for so long that the act of anticipating the elusive Metroidvania has become a meme in and of itself. Now that it's imminent, what does the internet do with all that pent-up energy? They draw, yell, and celebrate.
So far, the most prominent reaction to the Silksong news beyond keyboard smashing is art that represents the end of a meme. For years, Hollow Knight fans have been depicting their constant waiting for a crumb of news with images of the game's characters dressed in clown make-up. The joke got so popular that someone modded it into the original game, and Geoff Keighley even referenced it ahead of Gamescom's Opening Night Live show, where Silksong made an appearance.
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