# 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: Team Cherry
- Publisher: Team Cherry
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Sep 4, 2025
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Adventure, Action, 2DPlatformer, Action-Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030300/)
- Playtime: Main story 17.1 hr, Main + some extras 51.5 hr, 100% completion 82 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/hollow-knight-silksong)
- Languages: Interface: French (France), American English, European Spanish, Chinese (China), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), German (Germany), Brazilian Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Chinese (Taiwan); Subtitles: French (France), American English, European Spanish, Chinese (China), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), German (Germany), Brazilian Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Chinese (Taiwan); Audio: French (France), American English, European Spanish, Chinese (China), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), German (Germany), Brazilian Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Chinese (Taiwan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/hollow-knight-silksong)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- More flexible and smoother combat controls than the predecessor, high mobility, and chained-skill combinations
- Highly polished music and visuals with a strong sense of atmosphere
- Extensive exploration and the enjoyment of discovering shortcuts

### Weaknesses

- Precision-platforming sections and some minigames are overly prominent and excessively difficult
- Long travel distances before retrying after boss fights or failures make repeated play tiring
- Unintuitive exploration design makes chairs, objectives, and progression routes difficult to find

## Links

- [Hollow Knight: Silksong on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/5297)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/5297/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T00:12:32.520Z