Hollow Knight

Last updated: 2025-12-19
  • Tight and precise combat mechanics
  • Masterful environmental storytelling with art
  • Challenging but fair difficulty curve
  • Memorable and emotionally impactful characters
  • Boss difficulty frustrates many players
  • Platforming sections feel unfair at times
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Emotions

Frustration19%Satisfaction12%Excitement8%Admiration8%Awe6%

Timed cohorts

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Refund churn

Risk snapshot

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63.0% PrecisionMay 3, 2025 Dec 11, 2025
Total revenue at risk
$7,375

~$996 per month

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
Controller Input Glitch

Technical · 1 mentions · 17.9% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

$7,375
Design
Technical
82.1%$6,053
17.9%$1,322
Issue map

Complaint treemap

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Issue treemap
Design · 85.7% share
Technical · 14.3% share
Issue · Design
Frustrating Map Mechanics

Voice signal (verbatim trimmed)

Selling map markers and your location for souls is what kind of progressive game design? Dying and riding back on the Bug Bus every time is mega boring. And the bosses are a 'fairy tale'—multi-level, kilometer-long 2D metroidvanias shouldn’t exist in this worl…
Share of issues
14.3%
1 users in this cohort
Primary region
Russia
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Furious
Average sentiment intensity
Verbatim heatmap

Most dangerous reviews

Highest-upvoted negative posts threatening churn.

1 found helpful
Dec 11, 2025

Metroidvania não dá, reconheço que pode ser um bom jogo mas tentei jogar no switch, ps e agora no pc e o jogo não clica comigo!