Hollow Knight: Silksong has its own GTA 6-like release date blast zone – "I hope Silksong will release this year coz we are avoiding them," says boss of lovely JRPG-flavored Metroidvania

Fallen Tear: The Ascension.

While major publishers flee the impact radius of GTA 6 (and Devolver Digital sprints headlong toward it), a few others are tiptoeing around the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, the long-awaited follow-up to our pick, and many peoples', for the best Metroidvania game of all time.

Silksong is due this year, for real this time, so some devs, especially those preparing similar games, are being cautious. That includes Fallen Tear: The Ascension developer Winter Crew Studios, which is holding out hope that Silksong isn't delayed again and promptly clears its landing zone.