This morning is the calm before the Silksong storm—how are you spending it?

It is eerily quiet this morning, Destructoid, with a vast majority of the internet waiting for one thing: the launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong at 9am CT. There isn’t a drop of news or things to discuss as the whole internet waits for peak to launch.

It’s essentially a waiting game as we await one of the most anticipated indie game releases ever, and it’s already being considered a Game of the Year contender before its release. That goes to show the immense hype and expectation surrounding this title, which is being felt worldwide after a seven-year wait.

It doesn’t help that the game is not only $20, making it one of the cheapest and most affordable games on the market right now despite its hype, but it’s also going to be a day-one launch on Xbox Game Pass, allowing a multitude of people to play the game at a cheap entry point.

So, while I and others wait to jump into the game and content creators wait to try and speed run to the final boss to get those sweet, sweet views and monetization points, how are you handling the morning wait for one of the biggest games of the year, Destructoid? Are you at work and won’t be able to play till later? Are you passing the time playing other games? What are you doing to gear up for what is probably going to be a very long weekend of gaming?

It’s hard even to process that this is coming out so suddenly, considering a month ago I was at Gamescom playing a demo for the first time in five years at the Xbox booth, and now we have a release date that has really come out of nowhere. The lines at Gamescom for what was a tiny booth offering were also unreal, and you had to be there to see it.

For me, I’ll be planning coverage for the game on-site while I await the launch later on in the day, but I know other people have plans or coping mechanisms to prepare themselves for the release. So, let me know in the comments below what you plan to do, because by 9am CT, I know I won’t be able to see anyone else for a while, as we all play what I hope will be a fantastic indie game that was well worth the wait. Bring on Silksong! Meme no more!