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"From the town of Lincoln, Nebraska, with a sawed-off .410 on my lap," Bruce Springsteen crooned in his magnificent 1982 ballad . "Through to the badlands of Wyoming, I killed everything in my path." The Boss was of course relating the tale of infamous mass murderer Charles Starkweather, but he might as well have been talking about , the upcoming metroidvania that has now claimed at least eight victims since its surprise release date announcement earlier this month.

Nobody's actually getting murdered here, to be clear: When I say "victims" I mean "other videogames," and by "claimed" I mean that Silksong's looming launch has led those games to adjust their own release plans so as not to be caught in the blast radius. It's been quite a show, and while this sort of release date scramble isn't unprecedented—Starfield made something of a a couple years ago—I haven't seen this kind of fracas since started throwing elbows back in 2020.

How much of a difference moving away from Silksong will really make is a matter of debate, and it's possible that some games are using it as cover for delays that are primarily driven by other considerations. But Silksong is the current king of —beating out games like Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6—so it's understandable that pretty much every other unreleased PC game in proximity might want to take a little pause.

Also worth remembering that there's no way to know how these things will ultimately work out. Back in 2023, PC Gamer editors Wes Fenlon and Jody Macgregor dared contemplate the possibility that Baldur's Gate 3, which had moved its release date up a month to avoid Starfield, might actually . And we all know .

Anyway, with all that laid out, here's our list of [[link]] all the games that have been delayed by Silksong. We'll add to it as necessary, although with Silksong now just over a week away, the bodies may stop dropping soon. Metaphorically, that is.

In the order we noticed them:

The Balatro-like slot machine game said, literally, "" and moved from September 3 to September 26.

🚨GAME DELAY 🚨 due to Silksong (can’t wait to play) launching just a day after CloverPit, we decided to delay our release our new release date is 26th Sept we poured our hearts into our little game, so we want to give it the best possible shot. thanks for understanding!!

— @panikarcade.bsky.social ()

Stomp and the Sword of Miracles

A Kickstarter had been planned for September 12, with a demo launching on Steam on August 29, "giving it a little boost beforehand," but both have been delayed to an unspecified date. Developer Bee Braun said they "feel like a [[link]] little krill trying to ."

Head's up - the Stomp demo has had to be suddenly delayed. I'll keep you all updated when I know what the plan is.

— @frogteam.games ()

Faeland

More than seven years after a successful , Faeland was set to launch on September 9. No longer: "We've poured years of work and love into Faeland, and we want to make sure it arrives at a time when it can receive the attention and care it deserves." A new date hasn't been announced but is "."

Aeterna Lucis

The sequel to the well-received metroidvania Aeterna Noctis was aiming for a September release but is now coming sometime in 2026. Aeternum Game Studios pointed the finger at Silksong, but also acknowledged that it still doesn't have the devkits it needs for a simultaneous release on all next-gen platforms. Kind of a straw that broke the camel's back situation.

The hit multiplayer climbing game is not delayed because it's already out, but it's feeling the heat anyway.

sent by a friend over d'cord...

— @glitchypsi.xyz ()

After initially signalling that it was ready to throw hands with Silksong, publisher Ysbryd had some : "We would not be doing Demonschool any favors by wading into waters we can clearly see are blood red." It's now set for November 19, a longer-than-most delay because October is crowded as hell too.

Anyway:

— @necrosoftgames.com ()

The cozy life sim about, well, a little witch in the woods has pushed its 1.0 release date back from September 4 to September 15. "Silksong is a game we look up to with awe as developers, and eagerly anticipate as players," Sunny Side Up . "Given its immense influence, we fear that launching Little Witch in the Woods on the same day would not only dishearten our dedicated team but also disappoint our devoted audience."

Bennett Foddy's open world failson walking simulator has also stepped back, from [[link]] September 8 to September 23.

Baby Steps | Now Releasing on September 23 - YouTube

And finally, at least for now:

Moros Protocol

The sci-fi shooter has scrapped its planned September 4 release and will instead drop on , "to ensure that the game releases under the best conditions for success." Which is to say, nowhere near Silksong.

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