Hollow Knight

one of the best games u can buy, and for freaking 3 dollars thats a steal.

i 100% achievements this game and i still feel like i wanna play it again . 10/10

Turning into one of my favorites. Definitely best game you could play on the steam deck

This game is a masterpiece. Of both storytelling, gameplay, exploration... Bosses feel hard but rewarding and it's always fun to play a new game.

I have heard about this game for years and always thought of it as something I'd like to play because I was a big fan of Symphony of the Night and Metroid Dread. This is absolutely a super fun game that I would recommend to any fan of Metroidvania style games AS LONG AS you're ready for a REALLY tough challenge. There are some challenges towards the end of the game that will REALLY test your patience but as long as you're persistent, you'll find the right means of dealing with the obstacles and bosses that you'll face.

Definitely lives up to the hype in terms of super tight gameplay and very well done visuals that have a timeless look about it that will most certainly age well over time. I'm also not the usual type of person to go for games this hard but it was fun enough of a game that it was worth getting to the finish line in the main game with the ending that required the most work.

Work of Art. S-Tier game that is a 'must play'. Stunning story with stunning visuals along with fun fighting mechanics.

its got bugs and orchestral music. this was for me and me only i think,,

I’ve never been much of a platformer fan, to be honest—but Hollow Knight is a rare exception. Though it may be a 2D game, it carries more depth than many big-budget 3D titles. If you have an adventurous spirit, enjoy a good challenge, are looking for an emotional story, find satisfaction in patterns, and love getting lost in beautifully crafted worlds (not to mention skulking through shadowy corridors XD), this is an experience you shouldn’t miss. I often find myself wishing I could discover it all over again—for the very first time. Ah well - guess it's time to start another playthrough. :p

The best indie game i have ever played, totally worth buying.

Probably the best metroidvania out there. The combat is super satisfying and the games aesthetic is too clean. At its price point its an absolute steal. Can't wait for Silksong.

After 44 hours and dozens of tries on P5, I completed every achievement in this great game — the best 2D game of all time

Hollow Knight is a masterpiece of atmosphere, precision, and quiet storytelling. Its world is hauntingly beautiful, its combat tight and rewarding, and its exploration endlessly satisfying. Few games offer this level of depth, emotion, and craftsmanship. It’s not just one of the best indie games—it’s one of the best games, period.

This game is just cool. No, that's too short. I need to make it a slight bit longer. I love Hollow Knight, in fact, i love metroidvanias in general! Mask shards, the vessel...soul...demon...core...things and also the bossfights, OH MY GOD THE BOSSFIGHTS! This game is a work of art and if someone hasn't bought the game, buy it. Just do it. Stop going through the reviews and BUY IT.

Anyways, that's about it, Hollow Knight is super fun and i refuse to disagree.

300 hours. All achievements. These numbers don't even begin to scratch the surface of my experience with Hollow Knight. This wasn't just a game I played; it was a world I inhabited, a journey I poured my heart into. From the moment I stepped into Hallownest's melancholic beauty, I was captivated.

The sheer artistry is breathtaking. Every pixel, every animation, every haunting melody breathes life into this decaying kingdom. The atmosphere is thick with mystery, a palpable sense of loss and wonder that pulls you deeper with each step. But it's not just pretty; it's challenging, rewarding, and deeply, deeply satisfying.

The combat is a dance of precise timing and skillful parrying. Each boss battle felt like a personal triumph, a testament to my patience and dedication. The exploration is unparalleled; every hidden nook and cranny holds a secret, a treasure, a piece of the puzzle that is Hallownest's tragic history. I found myself constantly losing myself in its intricate map, always discovering something new, something breathtaking.

More than just a game, Hollow Knight is an experience. It's a testament to the power of atmosphere, the thrill of challenge, and the beauty of exploration. It's a game that has stayed with me long after I 'completed' it, a world I still revisit in my thoughts. If you're looking for a game that will challenge you, move you, and leave a lasting impression, look no further. This is a masterpiece, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

I recommend the game but it's just not for me, so I encourage you to get it, you can always refund it if you don't like, I waited a bit to long for that so i wasted 15 dollars lol

Fun game where you get lost for multiple hours on end unless you have a specific charm 10/10

Hollow Knight - A Masterclass in Platforming and Boss Battles.

One of the best platformers I’ve ever played. The controls are incredibly tight—every jump, dash, and slash feels precise and intentional. It’s the kind of game where if you die, it’s your fault, not the controls.

The storytelling is subtle but powerful. The world tells its story through atmosphere, cryptic dialogue, and environmental clues. It’s haunting, mysterious, and deeply rewarding for those who take the time to explore.

Boss battles are a highlight—each one feels like a test of skill, with patterns to learn and tight windows to act. They're challenging but fair, and beating them feels like a real accomplishment.

But the real magic lies in the exploration. Every corner of Hallownest is packed with secrets, surprises, and discoveries. That sense of curiosity and wonder is what kept me playing for hours on end.

Absolutely phenomenal game. A must-play for fans of the genre.

PS : I have more than 40+ hours on the Nintendo Switch.

It's such a binge-able and beautiful game from the looks to the music. The story is so fun and there's multiple paths you can go down. Genuinely love this game!!!

very well crafted and polished game. addicting game play loop with its dynamic combat and dungeon crawling that has you wanting to explore more and more

Played this game a few years ago on xbox. Just bought it recently to play again on steam. This game is an absolute masterpiece and worth every penny. Amazing graphics, immersive world, intense boss fights, and a mysterious and intriguing story. This game does not hold your hand and lets you explore on your own. Perfect for people who who like exploring a world in a mostly non-linear experience. Highly recommended.

The best metroidvania ever. Mysteries, challenges, bosses, platforming, progression systems, exploration, story and music - everything is on absolute top level for this kind of game. 10/10

Its fun, but its easy to get lost. Luckily, wayward compass exists

Amazing game, easily the best platformer game that i have ever played. It took me 30+ tries to beat the final boss radiance but each try was worth it. 10/10 would play. I cannot wait for Silksong.

A game full of bugs. Real bugs🐛🐞🐝🦗🦋
Bought the game because of its reputation, it lived up to that reputation implied.
I was lost at first because the game doesn't tell you where to go or what to do, no map at the initial stage. Was super confused so I just jumped around, fought a few bugs, collected badges, learnt a new skill, next time I noticed the clock was 2am. What's wrong with me.

If you explore the game thoroughly you can sink hundreds of hours into it. Lots of secrets, NPCs, badges, skills and enemies to collect and discover (I love that). You can see the devs have put a lot of effort into making this game by its astonishing content.
It's a steal even buying it at full price💲. I feel sorry (well not that sorry) I bought it at 50% off.

PS. Parkour in this game is freaking hard, imo harder than boss fight.
PPS. 🎉🎉Heard that Silksong is coming in 2025. Hype me up.🥂

You know the difference between a big AAA company game costing $60 vs. a $10 small team game where you can feel the heart and soul put into the game, that's hollow knight. SILKSONG OUT IN 2025 BUY IT.

Metroidvania at it's finest. Combat is smooth and intuitive and exploration is often rewarded. 3rd time starting this game and this time it stuck. A thing of beauty. I love it.

this game is so overwhelmed with bugs, like oml team cherry fix your game

other than that the game is cool, really liked the Markoth boss fight, had so much fun doing him on radiant bcs he's lowkey the best fight in the game

I am going to be honest. This game is hard (there is litteraly a part of the game called "Path of Pain" and that is not an exaggeration) and you are going to quit some times but this is a pinnacle of the Metroidvania genre. It has some of the most organic storytelling i have seen in a video game made all the better by the mechanics around exploration.

If you are wondering about my low playtime at time of posting I played around 100h on Console before I got A proper PC.

I spend 95% of my day reading and writing, which is why I never feel the need to write reviews for the games that take me away from reading and writing.

Hollow Knight is such a fantastic experience that I need to make an exception. Gamers like to throw around a score of 10/10 or claim their favorite set of pixels is perfect, but again Hollow Knight sits apart.

The world Team Cherry created is filled with unique art, stories, and characters. To leave any rock un-turned is to miss out, to leave any boss standing is a lost opportunity to sharpen your skills.

I don't need to write more for you to know this is good or great game, and the shorter this review the faster you can start.

You don't have to walk through the gates of Hallownest, you can run.

This game is amazing so far. I love the art, the action, and exploring the different levels.

One thing I will say is its very easy to get far into the game without finding upgrades for your character. I beat so many bosses and mini-bosses before I found the items that makes me move faster or hit harder. I was thinking the game was way harder and unforgiving than it actually is. The whole time I was thinking: "Am I supposed to be this far?" "Should I backtrack and explore more?" Turns out, yes, somehow skipped a core boss that gives me an upgrade.

Still a great game through.

Not ok for relaxing. Loosing a boss fight doesn't mean you can just restart it, but you have to start from a bench far away, which is just lost time. Very bad choice. Try Ori instead, which is similar, but a much smoother ride.

One of the BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED!! It is my first game in this genre and i loved it still playing, the music is soo good and the visuals is also very nice and yeah i loved it still playing the game have to GIT GUD!!!

This game has consumed my life
Steel soul is always just one more save file away
I started playing because gay bugs, I keep playing for the final three achievements.
Team Cherry based as hell for making free DLCs

20/10 will be playing for another 300 hours minimum

9/10 – Must-play as it probably is the best metroidvania souls-like out there.

Pros:
- Good and challenging combat
- Good visuals and art
- Amazing soundtrack
- Deep lore
- Tons of hidden places and secrets
- Great boss design
- A lot of customization with charms
- Huge map with lots to explore

Cons:
- Too much backtracking
- Confusing and hard to know where you should go(yes, even for a souls-like)

one of the best or the best indie game and it's also a souls like so it's definitely recommended

Genuinely amazing.
Music - great
Gameplay - great
Visuals - great
Worldbuilding - great
Characters - great
Replayablitiy - honestly, when I was fully into this game I've replayed it like 3 times just to reexperience walking thorugh the world of Hollow Knight

Finishing this game had me feelin some type of way. Like when you have the uncontrollable need to read every wiki-page available and watch every YouTube video in existence. The best feeling.

Great game, even though it took me 8 years to get to playing it. Personally needed a controller to enjoy, which was preventing me from playing this for all those years.

J'aime BEAUCOUP ce jeu ,se balader à travers la carte ,les zones qui ont toutes une ambiance particulière que j'apprécie toute les unes plus que les autres,les monstres et boss qui sont ajoute a l'ambiance et qui offrentdes combats agréables et amusants,les musiques qui sont toutes incroyables et qui embellissent l'univers épiqueet mélancolique du jeu,le gameplay est excellent,même moi qui n'est pas très compétent sur les platformers 2D arrive a y jouer sans trop de difficulté,l'univers de ce jeu est d'une telle beauté,je recommande à 100%
(Je suis devenu fan de bancs à cause de ce jeu.)

I've never been a huge fan of metroidvania games - the style of consistently backtracking and all areas basically looking the same just never appealed to me, but with all of the hype built around Silksong, I thought to myself "Is Hollow Knight really THAT good". So I bit the bullet and decided to give it a try and after my 37 hour play through (after having fought bonus bosses, coliseum fights, and grub hunting) I FULLY understand the hype and can't believe my perception of metroidvanias was so skewed for so long.

Don't get me wrong, Hollow Knight certainly has its own plethora of issues - I find it very easy to get lost, and this one might be on me but I refused to remove the compass charm because I couldn't stand not knowing where I was 99% of the time. And while I don't think this is necessarily a fault of Hollow Knight, I just wish the environments within each biome were more unique. But I think one of the biggest issues would be the lack of save points before big boss fights - this IS in fact a souls-like game albeit not that challenging (at least the base game bosses that are required for story progression). I didn't die too often, but when I did it felt like a punch to the gut watching my character re-spawn several corridors away and forcing me to fight random enemies all the way back to the door of the boss. And it's not like this is an issue for one of two bosses, this is an issue for almost EVERY major boss (except the final boss). I don't completely mind the backtracking, but please add better located save points in Silksong.

Those are truly my only complaints. I think Hollow Knight is incredibly quaint and you can really tell how much love was poured into it. The soundtrack perfectly compliments each biome and boss. Overall sound design is top notch. Combat is very fine tuned and feels fluid - essentially making it your fault if you miss a shot or a dodge. Combat can be amplified by the use of your charms.

The charm system is what really sets Hollow Knight apart from others of its kind. I enjoyed mixing and matching them to best suit me for whatever boss I was fighting or area I was traversing. You can buy a good chunk of them but the devs really want you to go that extra mile and find the rest within the world as those usually have better buffs.

The story is pretty short and sweet, and I'm sure there is more to be discovered as the devs really want you to fully explore the game and all of its secrets, but what you get is very good and sets everything up for a sequel quite well. It's the moments where you venture out and discover the game's secrets that really sets this apart as Team Cherry has something really great here and you can tell they haven't finished the story just yet.

9/10

would be a good game if not for the watcher night which is a completly broken fight were enemys not even on fucking screen will kill you

This game is amazing of course though you can get lost alot
If you like a challenge and open world games go ahead and buy this

my first game on steam and what a great experience. the gameplay, the maps, the music. well worth the money. 10/10

There's nothing to dislike about this game. It has enough adventure and exploring to have a fulfilling experience. The bosses are hard, but that's how it's supposed to be considering that there is no option to change the difficulty. The only way to make it easier is by upgrades and abilities. Apart from all that the environments can rage from creepy and scary to peaceful and calming. I love it. Always have and always will. Highly recommend to anyone who considers buying it. Once you get how the game works, you'll be stuck playing for hours.

The novelty of a modern souls-like Metroidvania has worn off for me. The game begins to feel like a chore as soon as you have discovered most areas and have bested the early-mid game bosses. Do not get me wrong - the world building, character design, lore, and combat are fantastic. However, there are a few aspects that make this game a chore, such as a terrible map UI and heavy reliance on backtracking.

Backtracking is a major element of the game loop and the initial amazement of each region of the map is stifled by the stress caused by poor UI design (you WILL get lost at times). In a game that emphasizes platforming and backtracking, a counterintuitive map design is frustrating to endure. There are three maps in the game, each serving a different purpose: one for Stag Stations (fast travel, so to speak), one zoomed-in, and one zoomed-out variant. These maps bear absolutely no resemblance to each other and are supposed to share the same information. Furthermore, artificial difficulty has been created by limiting the amount of map markers you can create. You cannot name/label these map markers either.

In terms of gameplay: combat feels great, the bosses are relatively fair and challenging, and the controls are extremely responsive. Practice is heavily rewarded. However, enemies in areas already discovered do not change throughout the game (with the exception of two out of ~nineteen areas in the map). This would not be an issue if the game didn't rely so much on backtracking. Traversing through an area that you have been through multiple times and encountering the same enemies over and over again is extremely tedious.

To note: the community is also pretty toxic. Critiques are commonly dismissed and attacked. Difficulty gatekeeping is a sport (I've yet to see the same degree of toxicity in any other souls-like).

Words would not do justice to Hollow Knight. This is, simply put, one of the greatest games ever created if not the best. This game will immerse you in it's world, love all of it's characters, and keep you playing for hours with it's incredible boss fights. It is more than worth the hype.

This is my first souls like game and i am seriously enjoying it so much 100% recommended if ur new to souls like or willing to try one

Absolutely stunning graphics, and the gameplay is challenging yet addicting. Can't wait to continue and find out more of the lore :)

completed it on xbox before i bought it here.
absolute masterpiece of a game with lore greater than some story focused games.
The sheer content for only 15$ (even if i bought it on sale) feels like a robbery of the developers

There's really not much to say about this game that hasn't already been said in countless other reviews, and even more video essays. It's a masterpiece. After only having played a handful of mainstream games during quarantine, and even fewer during my childhood, when a friend of mine basically begged me to get this indie game for just over 10 bucks, my video-gaming experience changed for good. I learned of the existence of non-AAA games, works of art in game form, and the Kingdom of Hallownest... and the genuine passion project of a small Australian team has captivated me since.

Although I'm not the best gamer, and the difficultly at times is quite elevated for a klutz like myself, I fully intend to one day complete HK in it's entirety. Even if only to do it the justice it deserves. The music, the art style, the dialogue, and not to mention the lore... beautiful is the most appropriate word that comes to mind.

Whether you're a vetted completionist or a casual enjoyer of the occasional session, Hollow Knight is a must-purchase. Highly recommend. 10/10. 5 full stars. 46/46 grubs.

This game is one of the best and most intriguing platformer I've every played. This game tells a fascinating story with it's visuals and music. I am so impressed on how a 3 player team managed to pull off such beauty. I highly suggest playing this game and not giving up because you won't regret it.