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Hollow Knight: Silksong

Team Cherry

2025•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 52 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhistoricalmusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evil

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Boxlist takeExpect a glossy, wide-ranging platformer, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

91 / 100

528 ratings

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About This Game

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Play as Hornet, princess-protector of Hallownest, and adventure through a whole new kingdom ruled by silk and song! Captured and brought to this unfamiliar world, Hornet must battle foes and solve mysteries as she ascends on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom’s peak.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHistoricalMusic/danceAll consuming questFighting evil

Keywords

ExplorationSwordMetroidvaniaInsectsFemale protagonistSide-scrollingAtmosphericBugs

Where to play

Details

Developer: Team Cherry
Publisher: Team Cherry
Released: 4 September 2025
Series: Hollow Knight
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 17h rushed, 52h normally, 82h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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