Hollow Knight: Silksong
Last updated: 2025-11-18
- Masterful, polished, immersive overall experience.
- Significant evolution and quality-of-life improvements.
- Agile protagonist, expansive, rewarding world exploration.
- Ubiquitous 2-mask damage heavily impacts combat.
- Disappointing boss design, often unfair difficulty.
- Tedious boss run-backs, unrewarding economy.
Emotions
Frustration24%Satisfaction20%Disappointment14%Excitement10%Anger6%
Snapshot History
Positive
Negative
404
53%
47%
1,864
61%
39%
360
63%
37%
- Sample precision
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- Helpful reviews
- 18%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 82%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 63%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 37%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 3304
- Negative points
- 3315
- Gameplay points
- 1131
- Perf. points
- 25
- Rec. points
- 540
- Misc points
- 480
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Masterful, Polished, Immersive Experience
| Players widely praise the game as a masterpiece, highlighting its stunning visuals, impeccable soundtrack, deep gameplay, and overall polish. It consistently exceeded expectations and is considered one of the best games in its genre, often called a Game of the Year contender. | 100% |
Significant Evolution and QoL Improvements
| The game is widely seen as a superior sequel, improving upon its predecessor in nearly every aspect including visuals, combat fluidity, map size, and story clarity. Quality of life features, effective patches, and a more accessible narrative structure contribute to a refined and enhanced experience. | 50% |
Dynamic and Fair Boss Fights
| The boss battles are frequently lauded for their variety, unique movesets, and creative designs. They offer challenging yet fair experiences, encouraging players to learn patterns and adapt playstyles, leading to highly rewarding victories. | 44% |
Hornet's Agile Control & Rich Character
| Players commend Hornet's fluid, fast, and agile movement set, making combat and exploration dynamic and enjoyable. Her distinct personality, dialogue, and active role in the narrative significantly enrich the story and interactions, making her a compelling protagonist. | 30% |
Expansive, Rewarding World Exploration
| The vast and meticulously designed world of Pharloom offers a rich exploration experience, filled with diverse biomes, hidden secrets, and points of interest. Players find immense satisfaction in discovering new areas, lore, and vital upgrades, making every corner worth investigating. | 19% |
Tight and Creative Platforming
| The game's platforming challenges are praised for being tight, fluid, and highly creative, offering a sense of mastery as players utilize new movement abilities like grappling hooks and air currents. The controls are consistently responsive, making traversal a core enjoyable aspect. | 18% |
Impeccable Soundtrack by Christopher Larkin
| Christopher Larkin's musical score receives widespread acclaim, noted for its captivating melodies, emotional depth, and perfect atmospheric fit for locations and battles. The soundtrack significantly enhances immersion and is considered a standalone highlight. | 13% |
Team Cherry's Dedicated Craftsmanship
| Players deeply appreciate Team Cherry's commitment and passion, evident in the game's polish, attention to detail, and ambitious scope achieved by a small team. The long development time is seen as justified by the high-quality, rich content, setting a new benchmark for indie development. | 11% |
Memorable and Engaging Supporting Characters
| The game features a cast of charismatic and endearing NPCs with distinct personalities and interesting mini-stories. These interactions enrich the world, making it feel more alive and fostering player empathy. | 9% |