What to know

  • Team Cherry announced Sea of Sorrow on December 15, 2025, as a free expansion with new oceanic areas, bosses, and tools.​​
  • You explore mysterious underwater realms in Pharloom, blending hand-drawn art with fresh challenges and lore.​
  • The DLC integrates into Hornet's core story, testing combat skills with unique nautical mechanics.​
  • More details emerge closer to the 2026 release, building on Silksong's unforgiving platforming and exploration.​

Step into Sea of Sorrow as Hornet, captured and thrust deeper into Pharloom's haunting secrets in 2026. Team Cherry unveiled this expansion yesterday, promising nautical depths that flood the kingdom with bioluminescent ruins and submerged threats. You wield new tools to navigate these watery expanses, rethinking traversal amid silk-based madness.​​

Expect tougher bosses that demand precise combat adaptations, like dodging aquatic hazards or exploiting environmental flows. These encounters evolve Silksong's punishing style, forcing you to master Hornet's needle strikes and silk abilities in uncharted seas.

You gain fresh gameplay layers through innovative tools, potentially reshaping puzzles, platforming, and fights. This free version rewards your patience after years of anticipation, extending Pharlom's interconnected world organically. Team Cherry teases more reveals soon, ensuring Sea of Sorrow feels essential to Hornet's saga.