Hollow Knight: Silksong Reviews
Musicians know the feeling of a piece that is woven with complexity, which takes longer to learn than most, but brings commensurate satisfaction upon mastery; Silksong is the video game equivalent, sitting ready to be played and adored, but only after appropriate levels of devotion and persistence.
The long awaited arrival of Silksong is over five years in the making and it's even better than we had hoped.
Hollow Knight: Silksong's beauty is beguiling, hiding an interior that's deliberately harsh but endlessly rewarding. Everything feels deliberate, pushing you to learn, improve, and perfect, or simply just explore a little more. And what a world it is to dig into.Somehow, Team Cherry has surpassed my expectations tenfold and delivered a mesmeric blend of balletic combat and movement with persistence, joy, and an incredibly invigorating map at the centre. I've never felt better surmounting the challenges put in front of me, and I'm already raring to do it a second time.
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
For many years, Hollow Knight held the crown of the indie scene, but its successor has arrived to improve on what was already unbeatable. Hollow Knight: Silksong stands as one of the most refined, creative, profound, and elevated works in the history of video games, presenting itself as a leading candidate for Best Game of the Year and clinging to its predecessor's scepter to establish itself as, if we can still define it that way, the best indie game in history. Team Cherry has created an adventure for posterity that excels in everything and languishes in nothing, ultimately making a statement in an industry whose blockbusters could only dream of achieving such a level of divinity.
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Silksong is a harder, deeper sequel that refines Hollow Knight’s formula, balancing brutal difficulty with creativity, exploration, and rewards.
Yes, this is a challenging game, and the Rosary Bead currency is in desperate need of refinement, but this is still an absolute joy to play through. Platforming is tightly designed, combat is both crunching and punishing, and the story beautifully told across this 15–20 hour adventure. Silksong is a game that not only meets expectations but often surpasses them. It’s haunting, challenging, and expertly crafted — a journey that lingers long after the credits roll. Minor flaws aside, this is one of 2025’s standout releases, and a game that firmly cements Team Cherry as masters of the genre.
After all this wait, Hollow Knight: Silksong is a masterpiece that demands the player to meet it at its level. Come prepared for a very difficult adventure, and you’ll be mesmerized by its immaculate vibes and beauty.
Team Cherry not only delivers on its much-anticipated follow-up to Hollow Knight but exceeds all expectations by constructing one of the most complete and coherent video games I've played in years. Hollow Knight: Silksong is an absolute triumph.
A truly captivating game that makes difficulty its main personality trait. However, the precision of its methodical and ingenious design makes it a benchmark among Metroidvania games, capable of boasting a sumptuous status worthy of the best in the genre.
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Silksong can be ruthless, but it's hard to pry yourself away from its haunted little world that never seems to end.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is packed full of sharp platforming, enticing exploration, and nail-biting combat that's all unapologetically challenging in just the right way.
Pretty and charmingly mean-spirited, this is a game filled with revelations and genuine personality.
Its boss fights are exhilarating and challenging, its world is a gorgeous marvel to explore, its unpredictable art design is impeccable, and everything else about it looks and sounds stunning. There’s not much more you can ask for from the genre, and Silksong cements itself as a high watermark others will be trying to meet for years to come.
Enemies also feel much more aggressive in general, rising to meet the increased skill ceiling of Hornet's more acrobatic moves.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is an incredible game, only held back by a couple questionable decisions. When the game is at its best, it's far beyond any game I've ever played, near-perfect in its design, and a masterpiece that I can't put down. The combat feels incredible, the visuals are stunning, the story is engaging, and the soundtrack is lovely. At its worst, though, it is extremely punishing, forces you into repetitive segments, and feels occasionally purposefully irritating. I love it with all my heart, but if you aren't willing to put up with intense difficulty, it may not be for you.
Silksong is the perfection of its predecessor's masterpiece. Hollow Knight Silksong is an absolute milestone, an unforgettable and undeniable work born from an unparalleled creative conglomeration.
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A beautifully executed and immaculately polished continuation of Hollow Knight’s Metroidvania artistry, with a similarly lugubrious art style and occasionally rage-inducing difficulty.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is caught in a web of trying to bind two conflicting genres together, with the expectations and norms of each half damaging the other. The beauty of its art design and precise, joyful feel of its movement are inarguable wonders, but the tiring and demotivating nature of its sadistic approach to challenge ripples throughout the entire experience of exploration and combat. It's more of what was good about Hollow Knight, but it failed to avoid some very clear pitfalls in design on its long path to release.
The love, care, and attention that's gone into making Hollow Knight: Silksong is already very evident in its vast array of gorgeous environments, earworm audio, and tough but fair platforming challenges. Pharloom is a land we just can't get enough of, and we can't wait to see where Team Cherry will take us as we work towards the conclusion of the campaign.