Hollow Knight: Silksong

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

English voiceActionAdventureIndieSeptember 4, 2025
Highly recommended
GamePickHub score
89% of 390,018 Steam reviews positive
Metacritic 90
$19.99
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At a glance

● Pros

  • Steam reviews: "Very Positive" (89%)
  • Metacritic critic score 90
  • Full English voice acting
  • Full controller support
  • Runs on low-end PCs (min. 4GB RAM)

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Fans of punchy combat and action
  • Exploration and storytelling
  • Discovering distinctive indie games

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 49 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 90% of them recommend the game

  • Difficulty👍 11 👎 2
  • Freedom & exploration👍 7 👎 2
  • Story👍 7 👎 1
  • Combat & action👍 7 👎 1
  • Bugs👍 6
  • Graphics👍 4 👎 1
  • Music & sound👍 3 👎 1
  • Amount of content👍 3 👎 1
  • Controls👍 3
  • Grind & repetition👍 1 👎 2

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“A game about bugs, where your a bug that fights other bugs.”
👍 From a Steam review · 54.9 hrs played · Read full review ↗

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About the game

Become the Princess Knight

As the lethal hunter Hornet, adventure through a kingdom ruled by silk and song! Captured and taken to this unfamiliar world, prepare to battle mighty foes and solve ancient mysteries as you ascend on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom’s peak.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the award winning action-adventure. Journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover secrets tied to your nature and your past.

Game Features

Discover the fallen insect kingdom of Pharloom! Explore mossy grottos, gilded cities and misted moors as you ascend to the shining citadel at the top of the world.

Engage in lethal acrobatic action! Wield a huge suite of deadly moves as you dance between foes in swift, beautiful combat.

Craft powerful tools! Master an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, traps, and mechanisms to vanquish your enemies and explore new heights.

Solve shocking quests! Hunt down rare beasts and solve ancient mysteries to grant the wishes of the downtrodden and restore the kingdom’s hope.

Face over 200 ferocious foes! Beasts and hunters, monsters and knights. Defeat them all with bravery and skill!

Vanquish over 40 legendary bosses! Battle fabled heroes and fallen kings in epic combat to decide the kingdom's fate.

Challenge Steel Soul mode! Once you conquer the kingdom, test your skills in a new mode that presents a more formidable challenge.

Experience a stunning orchestral score! Hollow Knight’s award-winning composer, Christopher Larkin, brings melancholy melodies, symphonic strings and heart-thumping, soul strumming boss themes to the adventure.

Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)

PC requirements

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 8 GB available space

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