Yes, worth buying.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.
- Story and characters: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 109 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 418k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Hollow Knight Silksong is a gorgeous open-world, excellent soulslike-lite, non-linear platformer, metroidvania and narrative-rich gem of a game.
Smooth, enjoyable gameplay
The sound effects and audio design are some of the best you'll ever encounter in gaming.
tldr: it seems clear the game wasn't properly playtested, difficulty is wayyy too steep, bosses require you to play more defensively than offensively this time around, progression feels slow since you are very underpowered for a lot of the game, spells and tools feel a little useless for boss fights, music and visuals are excellent, map is fun to explore and backtrack, bosses are still fun even if you can't go all out offensively on them, Hornet's movement is incredible
I still deeply care about the first game and it will forever have a special place in my heart, which is why I am very happy to say that Silksong will be comfortably sitting next to it, being one of the best games I have played since I first picked up a controller.
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Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.
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