Team Cherry
Team Cherry is an independent studio in Adelaide, run by Ari Gibson and William Pellen. Hollow Knight grew out of a 2013 game-jam entry, was funded on Kickstarter in 2014, moved from Stencyl to Unity during development and came out in 2017. Hollow Knight: Silksong followed in 2025.
History
- 2013. Hollow Knight’s concept came from the Ludum Dare 2013 game jam entry Hungry Knight.
- November 2014. Hollow Knight revealed on Kickstarter with a goal of A$35,000; it raised more than A$57,000.
- September 2015. Hollow Knight reached a beta state after an engine switch from Stencyl to Unity.
- 24 February 2017. Hollow Knight released for Windows.
- 12 June 2018. Nintendo Switch version released.
- September 2025. Hollow Knight: Silksong released.
- 5 February 2026. Hollow Knight released on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Engines
- Unity (licensed): Hollow Knight (2017); the project switched to Unity from Stencyl during development
Team Cherry games on Gamenator
Each game links to its article; engines and genres link to our pages.
At a glance
- Founders
- Ari Gibson, William Pellen
- Headquarters
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Owner
- Independent
- Status
- Active
- Website
- teamcherry.com.au
Sources
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- About — Team Cherry — teamcherry.com.au
- HOLLOW KNIGHT ARRIVES ON NINTENDO SWITCH 2, PS5 & XBOX SERIES X|S — teamcherry.com.au
- Hollow Knight — Wikipedia