Hollow Knight

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 562k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Team Cherry · Metroidvania · Feb 24, 2017

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
63
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio11 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Hollow Knight?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 562k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There’s a lot of replayability if you’re an achievement hunter like me.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game has one of the best environmental story telling I have ever seen in video games or even other forms of media.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I feel as though the pros and cons can be on the same list for many but for me personally I enjoy the combat, exploration, immersion, biomes and map, and rich lore.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere and art style is amazing as well, it very much fits the tone this game goes for and is so unique for what it is.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combination of the world, art and sound design create a beautiful world that feels alive in addition to creating an emotional impact on the characters within said world.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is definitely a souls-like game with how difficult and simply tricky the bosses and mini-bosses were.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay115 reviews
Story68 reviews
Combat53 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Difficulty39 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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