Game2017

Hollow Knight

ActionAdventureIndie

Developer Team Cherry

Hollow Knight is a 2017 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Australian independent development studio Team Cherry. The player controls a nameless insectoid warrior (commonly known as "The Knight") in exploring Hallownest, a fallen kingdom plagued by a supernatural disease. The game is set in diverse subterranean locations, featuring friendly and hostile insectoid characters and numerous bosses.… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

350 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

95
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224 positive · 13 negative
95% range 91–97%

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Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
546,772 of 564,189 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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  • Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2025

    Four days until release! Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available on 4th September. Release times: 7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST Game price: USD $19.99 | EUR €19.99 | JPY ¥2300

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  • Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    The hunt is on! Hollow Knight: Silksong is available now on all platforms, including day one on Xbox Game Pass!

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  • Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass! Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c

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  • ViViViViViViViViViViViV @bitegavemepowers.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Metroidvanias are either Protestant or Catholic. Castlevania? Catholic, of course. Metroid? Protestant. Blasphemous is Catholic. Dead Cells, Protestant. Hollow Knight is Protestant, but Hollow Knight: Silksong is Catholic. That's why people are complaining the game is hard. Cause it's Catholic now.

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  • Reed 🐮🐻 @reedrill.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    Hollow Knight Silksong reviews are in! IGN - FUUUCK!! I HATE IT!! GamesRadar - FUUUCK!! I HATE IT!! Metacritic - FUUUCK!! I HATE IT!! Gamespot - FUUUCK!! I HATE IT!! NintendoLife - FUUUCK!! I HATE IT!! Game Informer - FUUUCK!! I HATE IT!!

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  • Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.coBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    'Hollow Knight: Silksong' has a boss named Seth who is a tribute to a fan who passed away from cancer Team Cherry collaborated with Seth before his death to bring his character into the game

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  • 🩸 morteraphan 🗝️ @morteraphan.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    And my another old Hollow Knight fanart (still love this moment in game so much). 🤍

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  • Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2025

    Team Cherry told me that Hollow Knight has sold 15 million copies, making it one of the biggest indie games of all time. What's really wild is that in February 2019, when Silksong was announced, Hollow Knight had only sold 2.8 million copies. The full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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  • Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tvBluesky · Jul 22, 2026

    Happy 51st day of Pride Month. To celebrate, here's Hollow Knight: Silksong, the latest indie game loved by trans people whose coder came out as trans publicly after the game was out

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  • Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2025

    Check out this Pure Vessel costume my wife MADE for my son this Halloween (it’s from the Hollow Knight video game franchise)!! She can do pert near anything. Happy Spooky Season yall.

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable in September 2025 at an Australian museum (Melbourne) as part of a video game exhibition called Game Worlds www.ign.com/articles/hol...

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  • Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.coBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    Game of the Year nominees at #TheGameAwards  • ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ • ‘Death Stranding 2’ • ‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ • ‘Hades II’ • ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ • ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance II’

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  • Jack Ryan 🙏🧪 @jacksonwryan.comBluesky · Mar 9, 2026

    Today on GamesHub, a website with very real authors, Tanaka Haruto is promoting "upcoming" video game "Hollow Knight: Silksong" confirmed to released in Q3 2026. "When Silksong lands, it won’t just dominate the 2026 discussion in Australia; it will be the center of the global gaming conversation."

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  • O'Donnis @howdypeepos.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    The Hollow Knight from the hit indie game, Hollow Knight. #hollowknight

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  • Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.coBluesky · Sep 1, 2025

    Team Cherry confirms there will be no pre-orders for 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' Game releases on September 4

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  • David Blatt @kopfstoff.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    Congratulations to the amazing people at @teamcherry.bsky.social on the launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong. I am currently playing the original Hollow Knight for the first time and I'm totally blown away, so I had to draw a little tribute to celebrate.

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  • Gene Park @gene.memeBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    Hollow Knight is brave in giving players no character motivation or inciting incident. That made it challenging for me to enjoy in 2017. In my revisit, I ended the game FILLED with resolute clarity and reason. Hollow Knight is a masterpiece. Happy Silksong. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

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  • VGC @videogameschronicle.comBluesky · Sep 13, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.videogameschronicle.com/review/hollo...

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  • Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2025

    Hollow Knight Silksong releases on September 4th. The game will have over 200 enemies and over 40 bosses.

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2025

    Hollow Knight Silksong has sold 7 million copies, "alongside millions more playing on Xbox Game Pass"

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  • BlueSR @bluesr.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    TEAM CHERRY PUT A 50% SALE ON HOLLOW KNIGHT GUYS, NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAY THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY!

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong Steam backer codes have been sent out this morning. Game releases in about ~22 hours

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  • Stein Makes Games @steinmakesgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    Reddit opinions on Hollow Knight 10 years ago #indiedev

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  • Jez @jezcorden.comBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    Every year at The Game Awards, Hollow Knight, Half-Life, Titanfall, and Bloodborne fans unite in torment.

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  • phisnom 🧪⚠️ || NEW VTUBER! @phisnom.comBluesky · Sep 16, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong is a horrible game.

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  • Christopher Larkin @christopherlarkin.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    Hollow Knight: Silksong has been nominated for Best Music at this year’s BAFTA game awards! It’s also in the running for Artistic Achievement and Animation.

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  • Dan Floyd @danfloydplus.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2025

    I'm so giddy to be playing a Hollow Knight game again

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  • 👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.plusBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    hollow knight silksong is the first "turn A" or Ɐ game. they're calling it Ɐ Hollow Knight

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  • Mememellow🍥 @mememellow.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    Hollow Knight as a 3DS game 🐞 #hollowknight

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  • Matte Bat 🦇 @mattebat.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2024

    Absolutely LOVED the chance to tattoo this Hollow Knight piece! Adore the colours and vibe of that game and I had so much fun putting this together! #tattoos #hollowknight

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  • Steam user Steam user …5769Steam reviews · Jun 5, 2026 · 297 h played

    THE METROIDVANIA. This alone would be enough for the review. Seriously, you won't find a better metroidvania than this. Not even Silksong could top the original, which is kind of sad. An absolute must play. 10/10

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  • DrSmey @drsmey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2026

    #aseprite #pixelart Hollow Knight Card Game (2022)

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  • Steam user Steam user …0420Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2026 · 139 h played

    ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8546Steam reviews · Dec 11, 2025 · 118 h played

    Welcome to the best game you haven’t played...yet! I’m myself is guilty of the crime of not having played this game before, let's change that together! Story Hollow Knight follows a small adventurer Bug who explores the ancient underground kingdom of Hallownest. In the distant path, a probably thriving realm, it has fallen to ruin and strange creatures and remnants of its past now roam its winding tunnels. As you venture deeper and deeper into the vast underground you uncover bits…

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  • DrSmey @drsmey.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    #aseprite #pixelart Hollow Knight Card Game (Repost from November 2022)

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  • Steam user Steam user …2788Steam reviews · Dec 18, 2025 · 84 h played

    probably the best game ever made. Everything from the map, to the story, the boss fights and npc's is absolute perfection.

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  • Fangamer @fangamer.comBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    Back in stock in our official Hollow Knight collection: www.fangamer.com/collections/...

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  • Steam user Steam user …1023Steam reviews · Jan 29, 2026 · 65 h played

    good game, but it has a ridiculous amout of bugs, one even tried to take over my dreams. Also makes me want to eat glass at some times. absolute SHAWcinema of a game 10/10 would Recommend

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  • 🔞Riley (brb) @sunsetcritterz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    that game, Hollow Knight #minathehollower #shovelknight

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  • VGC @videogameschronicle.comBluesky · Jul 28, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom 2025, Microsoft and developer Team Cherry have announced. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hollow-...

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  • DrSmey @drsmey.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 15, 2026

    #pixelart #aseprite Hollow Knight Card Game (2022)

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  • Steam user Steam user …1614Steam reviews · Jan 16, 2026 · 112 h played

    Hollow Knight Review After 100% Both games hollow knight a game that redefined or better yet put a higher standard on what a metroidvanias should be, to this day other games are taking a noticable insipiration from it a good example would be ninesols! (a masterpiece you should play it). i played this after silksong so i can make a comparison with those two games. funny right? i played the hardest and longest one first. and talking about difficulty i found this game wayyy more easier (not…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0608Steam reviews · Feb 18, 2026 · 61 h played

    I am nearly done getting 112% as of writing this and I am truly at a loss for words. I can't believe I let this game sit in my library for as long as I did without even just beating the main story. This is easily one of my favorite games of all time. The music is absolutely amazing, Christopher Larkin created a masterpiece of an ost that fits SO well within the confines of Hallownest. And where do I begin with the art direction? The attention to detail is nothing short of amazing and the art is…

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong is $15.99 on GOG buff.ly/i95drTH also on Game Pass Ultimate

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  • Steam user Steam user …7717Steam reviews · Nov 24, 2025 · 75 h played

    Hollow Knight is one of those rare games that feels alive: not just in its world, but in the quiet emotion woven into every corner of Hallownest. The hand-drawn art, haunting music, and subtle storytelling create an atmosphere that stays with you long after you stop playing. Every area feels like a piece of a fallen kingdom still whispering its history, and exploring it is equal parts beautiful and melancholic. The combat and movement are tight, precise, and deeply rewarding. Progress isn’t…

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  • DrSmey @drsmey.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2024

    #aseprite #pixelart Hollow Knight Card Game (Repost from November 2022)

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  • Hard Drive @hard-drive.netBluesky · Jul 30, 2023

    RANKED: Every Single Game in the ‘Hollow Knight’ Franchise

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  • Steam user Steam user …0415Steam reviews · Nov 7, 2025 · 751 h played

    I love this game, which should be evident by my 750 hours playing it. It's difficult, but with practice I'm able to develop strategies to beat the bosses. Learn when and how to dodge, when to make your attacks. Silksong is similar, but ramps up difficult by requiring fast reaction times, which I don't have, possibly because of my age. So, while Silksong has improvements over this original, I think this game is a masterpiece, while Silksong is reducing its target audience at a smaller percentage…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2541Steam reviews · Aug 28, 2026 · 410 h played

    Didn’t think my first metroidvania would end up being one of my favorite games. Amazing art, amazing music, and the game actually rewards you for exploring instead of rushing through it. Definitely recommend it. CINEMA.

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    Hollow Knight is getting a separate PS5 trophy list www.exophase.com/game/hollow-...

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  • Steam user Steam user …1192Steam reviews · Apr 13, 2026 · 42 h played

    After 18 hours of the game and beating like... 2 bosses I believe Team Cherry hates me personally. Will I continue to suffer and try? Yes, I will.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3613Steam reviews · Jan 5, 2026 · 35 h played

    lots of bugs... dead bugs. very fun challenge, love it when a games mechanics just click.

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  • Nintendeal @nintendeal.comBluesky · Jul 2, 2026

    Hollow Knight physical releases pre-orders Hollow Knight: Silksong (Switch 2 / PS5 / Xbox): bit.ly/4oXcwAB Hollow Knight (Switch 2 / PS5): bit.ly/4gd83r2 game is on card

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  • Steam user Steam user …5191Steam reviews · Dec 23, 2025 · 5 h played

    This game is SO GREAT, the art is beautiful and the story is great! i wish people who come across this review decide to buy it and support the creators,

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  • Steam user Steam user …8500Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2026 · 253 h played

    This game redirected my taste for video games. I had more fun playing it than I ever imagined. I managed to achieve every single achievement, play through different randomizers and mods, complete all Pantheons, beat Steel Soul, and defeat almost every boss hitless. So what can I say except: this game is peak. The exploration is fun, the combat is easy to understand but rather hard to master, and the OST is an absolute banger. The game also has a really friendly, supportive community and great…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7431Steam reviews · Mar 4, 2026 · 104 h played

    Hollow Knight is a masterpiece. It really helps with stress by replacing it with frustration and broken controllers. 10/10. One minor complaint: the world is FULL OF BUGS, but that’s actually a good thing.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5347Steam reviews · Nov 9, 2025 · 10 h played

    ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Thats Fkg Good ☑ Good ☐ Normal ☐ Meh ☐ Bad ☐ Get The Money Back ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You Forget What Reality is ☑ Work of Art ☐ Beautiful ☐ Normal ☐ Bad ☐ Pixels ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Beethoven ☑ Very Good ☐ Good ☐ Its Ok ☐ Bad ☐ I'm Now Deaf ---{ Difficulty }--- ☑ Dark Souls ☐ Hard ☐ Significant Brain Usage ☐ Normal ☐ Easy ☐ Just Press 'W' ---{ World }--- ☑ You Never Get Tired ☐ Full of Things to do ☐ There Could Be More Things ☐ Repetitive ☐ Empty Like a Desert ☐ Linear…

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  • Nintendeal @nintendeal.comBluesky · Dec 12, 2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong wins Best Action/Adventure Game

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  • Steam user Steam user …7895Steam reviews · Jan 22, 2026 · 108 h played

    Stop looking at bad reviews and play the game (spoiler-its good)

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  • Steam user Steam user …3156Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2025 · 6 h played

    its very silent and creepy makes the game feel so good random noises ,running into bugs and getting into fights a bit crazy and having souls like scenario is cherry on top

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