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There are many ways to measure a video game’s success. Sales, reviews, awards. But how many can lay claim to breaking the internet? In September, digital storefronts including Steam, Nintendo’s eShop, the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store reportedly experienced outages amid a surge in demand for a single title — Hollow Knight: Silksong. In the adventure game, players control an insect-like creature, exploring a vast, interconnected world of decaying ruins, leaping across platforms and fighting hostile creatures. So why the hype? Silksong is a sequel to Hollow Knight, released in 2017 by Team Cherry, a three-person independent studio based…
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