Hollow Knight
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.
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About This Game
Hollow Knight is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Team Cherry and released in 2017. With an estimated 15.4 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 529.9k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 96.9/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 27.78 hours, with side content bringing that to 42.12 hours, and a completionist run can reach 60.32 hours. Players commonly describe it as Metroidvania, Platformer, Souls-like, Difficult and Great Soundtrack.
Playtime Estimates
27.78h
🎯 Main Story
42.12h
⭐ Main + Sides
60.32h
💯 Completionist
Based on 279 player submissions
DLCs (2)
Hollow Knight - Official Soundtrack
$9.99
Hollow Knight - Gods & Nightmares
$4.99
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Game Information
Release Date
February 24, 2017
Developer
Team Cherry
Publisher
Team Cherry
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$14.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
15.4M
(12.3M 18.5M) VRI ScoreStable
100.0
Absolute gold, and it'd be a sin not to play it at least once
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
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Metroidvania
Platformer
Souls-like
Difficult
Great Soundtrack
2D
Indie
Singleplayer
Exploration
Atmospheric
Adventure
Story Rich
Hand-drawn
Multiple Endings
Action
Dark Fantasy
Open World
Cute
Controller
Side Scroller
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Italian
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Japanese
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: 9 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: 9 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: 9 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: 9 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: 9 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
- Storage: 9 GB available space
Legal Notice
Hollow Knight is © Copyright Team Cherry 2019