18 Most Anticipated Video Games Of 2021

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems

Metroid's continued absence on the Switch may be a pain in the proverbial rear end, but we feel confident saying Hollow Knight: Silksong will do what Nintendon't. (If you get the reference, congratulations! You're old).

When Edge magazine- arguably the most respected videogame publication ever created - paid for the exclusive rights to preview Silksong, it confirmed what fans of the original Hollow Knight already know:

This is going to be one of the greats.

Hollow Knight was the best Metroidvania game of the past decade, and Silksong looks to carry on the fine work of its forebear.

Team Cherry proved themselves to be master worldbuilders in the original game, and Silksong's all-new kingdom will doubtlessly conjure the same feelings of awe, exhiliration, heartbreak and triumph that the original offered.