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Hollow Knight: Silksong

📅 Sep 4, 2025
Team Cherry
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.
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89.1
Overall Score / 100
8.9/10
Steam

About This Game

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Team Cherry and released in 2025. With an estimated 9.9 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 397.7k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 89.1/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 28.36 hours, with side content bringing that to 45.34 hours, and a completionist run can reach 65.62 hours. Players commonly describe it as Metroidvania, Difficult, Indie, Great Soundtrack and Souls-like.

Playtime Estimates

28.36h
🎯 Main Story
45.34h
⭐ Main + Sides
65.62h
💯 Completionist
Based on 71 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Official Soundtrack
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Official Soundtrack
$11.99

Game Information

Release Date
September 4, 2025
Developer
Team Cherry
Publisher
Team Cherry
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$19.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
9.9M
(7.9M 11.9M)
VRI ScoreLearning
95.4
All signs point to a very warm reception from players.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Camera Comfort
Keyboard Only Option
Playable without Timed Input
Save Anytime
Stereo Sound
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Metroidvania
Difficult
Indie
Great Soundtrack
Souls-like
2D
Singleplayer
Platformer
Exploration
Female Protagonist
Adventure
Beautiful
Atmospheric
Story Rich
Sequel
Hand-drawn
Action
Multiple Endings
Open World
Cute

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: Big Sur 11 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Big Sur 11 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5, Apple M1
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs, Apple M1
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

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