Hollow Knight: Silksong

Name: Hollow Knight: Silksong
Rating: 8 (423896 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Team Cherry

Sep 4, 2025

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll
third person

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
item gated
non linear
fast travel
post game

Combat

contact damage
corpse run
parry
permadeath

Features

equipment
map markers
multiple endings

Themes

fantasy
gothic

Sub-Genre

Souls-like

Summary

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.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

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

Resources

Links

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Wikis

hollowknight.wiki

Tools

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Hollow Knight

Developer / Publisher: Team Cherry

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97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

562,957 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
- Has DLC
- exploration
- utility gated
- boss gated
- Has Hub
- boss rush
- isolation
Solateria

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Publisher: SHINSEGAE I&C

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84%

Very Positive

753 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- corpse run
- parry
- equipment
- fantasy
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
- boss gated
- action
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Developer: adglobe, Live Wire

Publisher: Binary Haze Interactive

2021

94%

Very Positive

45,971 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- post game
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- equipment
- fantasy
- gothic
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- boss gated
- action
- boss rush
- companion combat
- isolation
- leveling
- New Game+
- post apocalyptic
- RPG
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Publisher: Team17

2023

91%

Very Positive

21,766 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- equipment
- gothic
- map markers
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Has DLC
- pixel
- boss rush
- cosmetics
- difficulty options
- gore
- leveling
- New Game+
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85%

Very Positive

5,693 reviews

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

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95%

Overwhelmingly Positive

18,866 reviews

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

Developer: The Game Kitchen

Publisher: Team17, The Game Kitchen

2019

90%

Very Positive

67,478 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- item gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- parry
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Has DLC
- pixel
- cosmetics
- gore
- Semi-Linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
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77%

Mostly Positive

10,495 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- equipment
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- skill tree
- RPG
Fatal Claw

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Publisher: Com2us Holdings

Aug 26, 2026

91%

Very Positive

541 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- new releases
- exploration
- cat
- cosmetics
Aestik

Developer / Publisher: Hooded Traveler Games

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72%

Mostly Positive

109 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- interconnected map
- item gated
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- equipment
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- accessibility
- difficulty options
- Semi-Linear
Astronite

Developer: Dume Games Studio

Publisher: JanduSoft

2022

74%

Mostly Positive

195 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- contact damage
- corpse run
- equipment
- Souls-like
- Differences
- exploration
- 1-Bit
- monochromatic
- pixel
- Sci-Fi
- puzzle heavy
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Publisher: Bonus Stage Publishing

2025

83%

Very Positive

349 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- fast travel
- parry
- multiple endings
- Souls-like
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
- 2.5D
- action
- Sci-Fi

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