Hollow Knight

Developer / Publisher: Team Cherry

Feb 24, 2017

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear
utility gated
boss gated
fast travel
Has Hub
post game

Combat

contact damage
corpse run
parry

Features

boss rush
equipment
map markers
multiple endings

Themes

gothic
isolation

Sub-Genre

Souls-like

Summary

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Last updated September 28, 2026

4 DLCs

2018

Hollow Knight: Godmaster

2018
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- macOS
- Linux
Steam
2018

Hollow Knight: Lifeblood

2018
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- macOS
- Linux
Steam
2017

Hollow Knight: The Grimm Troupe

2017
- Windows
- Xbox Series X|S
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- macOS
- Linux
2017

Hollow Knight: Hidden Dreams

2017
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- macOS
- Linux
Steam

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- GOG
Nintendo
- Switch 2
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

Maps

Wikis

hollowknight.wiki

Tools

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Developer / Publisher: Team Cherry

2025

89%

Very Positive

423,896 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- equipment
- gothic
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- third person
- permadeath
- fantasy
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Developer: adglobe, Live Wire

Publisher: Binary Haze Interactive

2021

94%

Very Positive

45,971 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- isolation
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- action
- companion combat
- fantasy
- leveling
- New Game+
- post apocalyptic
- RPG
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

Developer: adglobe, Live Wire

Publisher: Binary Haze Interactive

2025

95%

Overwhelmingly Positive

18,866 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- corpse run
- parry
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- isolation
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- action
- companion combat
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- leveling
- New Game+
- post apocalyptic
- steampunk
- RPG
Solateria

Developer: Studio Doodal

Publisher: SHINSEGAE I&C

2026

84%

Very Positive

753 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- corpse run
- parry
- equipment
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- action
- fantasy
The Last Faith

Developer: Kumi Souls Games

Publisher: Playstack

2023

85%

Very Positive

5,693 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- corpse run
- parry
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- pixel
- action
- gore
- horror
- New Game+
Blasphemous II

Developer: The Game Kitchen

Publisher: Team17

2023

91%

Very Positive

21,766 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has DLC
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- pixel
- cosmetics
- difficulty options
- gore
- leveling
- New Game+
Metroid Dread

Developer: MercurySteam, Nintendo

Publisher: Nintendo

2021

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- parry
- boss rush
- equipment
- isolation
- map markers
- Differences
- 2.5D
- action
- chase scene
- Ranged Combat
- stealth
- difficulty options
- horror
- Sci-Fi
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

Publisher: Konami

2003

91%

Very Positive

2,551 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Differences
- Has Romhack
- pixel
- difficulty options
- leveling
- multiple characters
- New Game+
- RPG
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Developer / Publisher: Konami

2005

94%

Very Positive

2,766 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Differences
- pixel
- difficulty options
- fantasy
- leveling
- multiple characters
- New Game+
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Developer / Publisher: Konami

1997

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Differences
- Has Romhack
- pixel
- leveling
- multiple characters
- New Game+
- RPG
Metroid: Samus Returns

Developer: MercurySteam, Nintendo

Publisher: Nintendo

2017

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- contact damage
- parry
- isolation
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Differences
- remake
- 2.5D
- action
- Ranged Combat
- difficulty options
- Sci-Fi
- Semi-Linear
Castlevania ReVamped

Developer / Publisher: Lv.4 GAMES

2024

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- utility gated
- side scroll
- boss gated
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- boss rush
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Differences
- remake
- unofficial
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- action
- companion combat
- difficulty options
- Micro / Mini
- Semi-Linear

Hollow Knight

Summary

Hollow Knight: Godmaster

Hollow Knight: Lifeblood

Hollow Knight: The Grimm Troupe

Hollow Knight: Hidden Dreams

Where to play

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