Hollow Knight
Team Cherry · 2017 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Souls-like, Difficult, Great Soundtrack
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About Hollow Knight
Explore a vast interconnected kingdom of forgotten caverns and ruined cities, battling tainted creatures and solving ancient mysteries through tight 2D combat and platforming. This classically styled action-adventure stands out with its hand-crafted gothic world, open-ended exploration where you forge your own path, and four free content expansions that add new bosses, characters, quests, and abilities.
Hollow Knight Expands with Free Content
Godmaster - Take your place amongst the Gods. New Characters and Quest. New Boss Fights. Available Now! Lifeblood - A Kingdom Upgraded! New Boss. Upgraded Bosses. Tweaks and Refinements across the whole game. The Grimm Troupe - Light the Nightmare Lantern. Summon the Troupe. New Major Quest. New Boss Fights. New Charms. New Enemies. New Friends. Hidden Dreams - Mighty new foes emerge! New Boss fights. New Upgrades. New Music.Brave the Depths of a Forgotten Kingdom
Beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth sleeps an ancient, ruined kingdom. Many are drawn below the surface, searching for riches, or glory, or answers to old secrets. Hollow Knight is a classically styled 2D action adventure across a vast interconnected world. Explore twisting caverns, ancient cities and deadly wastes; battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs; and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom's heart.Game Features
- Classic side-scrolling action, with all the modern trimmings.
- Tightly tuned 2D controls. Dodge, dash and slash your way through even the most deadly adversaries.
- Explore a vast interconnected world of forgotten highways, overgrown wilds and ruined cities.
- Forge your own path! The world of Hallownest is expansive and open. Choose which paths you take, which enemies you face and find your own way forward.
- Evolve with powerful new skills and abilities! Gain spells, strength and speed. Leap to new heights on ethereal wings. Dash forward in a blazing flash. Blast foes with fiery Soul!
- Equip Charms! Ancient relics that offer bizarre new powers and abilities. Choose your favourites and make your journey unique!
- An enormous cast of cute and creepy characters all brought to life with traditional 2D frame-by-frame animation.
- Over 130 enemies! 30 epic bosses! Face ferocious beasts and vanquish ancient knights on your quest through the kingdom. Track down every last twisted foe and add them to your Hunter's Journal!
- Leap into minds with the Dream Nail. Uncover a whole other side to the characters you meet and the enemies you face.
- Beautiful painted landscapes, with extravagant parallax, give a unique sense of depth to a side-on world.
- Chart your journey with extensive mapping tools. Buy compasses, quills, maps and pins to enhance your understanding of Hollow Knight’s many twisting landscapes.
- A haunting, intimate score accompanies the player on their journey, composed by Christopher Larkin. The score echoes the majesty and sadness of a civilisation brought to ruin.
- Complete Hollow Knight to unlock Steel Soul Mode, the ultimate challenge!
An Evocative Hand-Crafted World
The world of Hollow Knight is brought to life in vivid, moody detail, its caverns alive with bizarre and terrifying creatures, each animated by hand in a traditional 2D style. Every new area you’ll discover is beautifully unique and strange, teeming with new creatures and characters. Take in the sights and uncover new wonders hidden off of the beaten path. If you like classic gameplay, cute but creepy characters, epic adventure and beautiful, gothic worlds, then Hollow Knight awaits!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players widely praise the game as fun and entertaining, with many calling it a peak experience. However, some players note frustration with inconsistent hitbox mechanics that can detract from the otherwise enjoyable gameplay.
stop seing reviews b u y the game
Amazing world, smooth gameplay, easy to understand mechanics, and an overall good game for only RP 130k which is about $7
it was gud
Absolute Radiance is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ piece of ♥♥♥♥ random aussie ass garbage. You can't predict basically anything she does, it's totally random. She can start spamming you with pikes from the side, walls of light, orbs, and you won't be able to avoid all of that and are guaranteed to take damage. And the climb to the top is also random af: you can get hit by her lasers even if you do everything right. The laser can just spawn in front of you in the middle of jump, and you won't be able to do anything about it but take 2 masks of damage and get knocked back. And this ♥♥♥♥♥ is locked behind 41 bosses that you need to beat in a row, wasting 40-45 minutes just to get to her, and then die to random ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Absolute atrocity of a boss that mars the entire overall great game. I wouldn't care about it (like Path of Pain bs or Pantheon bindings, or Radiant bosses), but there is an archievement locked behind that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ boss. This means that those Aussie ♥♥♥♥♥ really thought that random ass garbage boss at the end of a 41-boss rush is something the players should experience and enjoy. No, ♥♥♥♥ you you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. No wonder Silksong is such a disappointment. The roots of its garbage boss design…
Very fun game, though fustrating at times. Worth every penny though.
fun
Patch notes & news
Latest updates from Steam.
Patch Version 1.5.12620 Now Live
Traditional Chinese translation added, audio volume in inventory navigation increased, text alignment fixed for wide key bindings, overcharmed notches preservation improved, and Radiance ability adjusted.
Just in time for Hollow Knight's 9th birthday, Team Cherry rolled out its first update in years, including better support for ultrawide monitors and the Steam Deck screen
Hollow Knight receives its first patch since 2022, adding ultrawide monitor support and improved Steam Deck compatibility.
Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 & 16:10 resolution support and more
Hollow Knight receives a patch adding widescreen resolution support and various improvements to the classic metroidvania.
Patch Version 1.5.12459 Now Live
Added support for 21:9 and 16:10 resolutions, implemented automatic pausing in inventory menus, upgraded to Unity Input System for improved controller compatibility, and added dithering visual effects with customization options.
Hollow Knight: Silksong to get a free expansion, Hollow Knight getting a refresh upgrade
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