Game Overview
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the highly anticipated epic sequel to the critically acclaimed metroidvania Hollow Knight. Developed by Team Cherry, the game puts players in control of Hornet, the sharp-witted princess and protector of Hallownest, who has been captured and brought to Pharloom—a vast, unfamiliar kingdom ruled by silk and song. Players must ascend through a hauntingly beautiful, completely new world, utilizing Hornet's agile, acrobat-like combat style, crafting deadly traps, and uncovering the ancient secrets of the citadel at the peak.
Recommended for: Intermediate to Advanced players (A score of 50 or higher indicates a good fit.)
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Hollow Knight: Silksong（ホロウナイト：シルクソング） leads with its Metroidvania identity, anchored by the core feel of "Hollow Knight: Silksong is the highly anticipated epic sequel to the critically acclaimed metroidvania Hollow Knight." The headline profile reads Action 85% / High Difficulty 85% / Graphics 80%, making it a strong pick for fans of Action and High Difficulty. Oriented toward experienced players looking to push their limits.
Our editorial team scored "Hollow Knight: Silksong（ホロウナイト：シルクソング）" by using its feel of 長期開発話題作, ホーネット主人公, and metroidvania as the primary lens, weighting Action and High Difficulty most heavily. Top similar titles include "Death's Door（デスズドア）", "Hyper Light Drifter（ハイパーライトドリフター）", "ホロウナイト（Hollow Knight）".
GPA scores | Action 85% | High Difficulty 85% | Graphics 80% | Dystopian Setting 75% | Story Depth 70%
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the sequel to Team Cherry's Hollow Knight. This time, players take control of Hornet, a character who played an important role in the original, as she travels through Pharloom, a new kingdom far removed from Hallownest. The game keeps the series' Metroidvania foundation while rebuilding its movement and combat around Hornet's faster, more agile style (Nintendo).
GPA gives Silksong 85% for Action and 85% for High Difficulty, making the relationship between precise controls, exploration, and challenge one of the game's defining characteristics. Hollow Knight receives the same 85% scores for Action and High Difficulty in GPA, showing how strongly these elements carry over from the original to its sequel.
The biggest change comes from Hornet herself. Rather than simply reproducing the movement of the Knight from Hollow Knight, Silksong is built around Hornet's needle-based attacks and more fluid movement. Nintendo describes her combat as emphasizing greater speed and agility compared with the protagonist of the original game (Nintendo).
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That makes Silksong more than a larger version of its predecessor. Hollow Knight was built around gradually mapping Hallownest, gaining new abilities, and returning to previously inaccessible areas. Silksong carries that basic Metroidvania structure into Pharloom, where Hornet explores an unfamiliar kingdom, discovers new abilities, and uncovers its mysteries (PlayStation).
GPA also gives the game 80% for Graphics, 75% for Dystopian Setting, and 70% for Story Depth. These scores reflect the importance of its visual identity and its ruined, mysterious world. Like Hollow Knight, the sequel uses its setting to make exploration itself part of the storytelling rather than treating the world simply as a series of levels.
Our metroidvania games 30 list treats Silksong as a current flagship for exploration, difficulty, and action together.
The difficulty remains a significant part of the experience. GPA gives Silksong 35% for Beginners, compared with 62% for Intermediate players and 85% for Advanced players. The demanding combat and movement make the game more suitable for players who are already comfortable with challenging 2D action and Metroidvania-style exploration.
Demanding combat and movement reward players already comfortable with tough 2D action and Metroidvania exploration.
The relationship between the two games is therefore best understood as evolution rather than simple expansion. Hollow Knight established the series around exploration, discovery, and mastery. Silksong takes that foundation and rebuilds it around Hornet's mobility, a new kingdom, and a different rhythm of combat.
From a GPA perspective, Hollow Knight: Silksong is a sequel that preserves the original's demanding 2D action and exploration while reshaping the Metroidvania formula around Hornet's faster movement and a completely new world.
Released on September 4, 2025, Silksong received a 90 Metascore on PC from 45 critic reviews on Metacritic, confirming its strong critical reception.