Stunning art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The hand-drawn art, haunting music, and subtle storytelling create an atmosphere that stays with you long after you stop playing.”
Steam review · 75 h played ↗
Hollow Knight
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Team Cherry2017Metroidvania · Platformer · Souls-like
The verdict
A masterpiece-level Metroidvania with gorgeous art, music and tough but fair bosses. Skip it if you hate backtracking, long runbacks to bosses or games that give no direction.
Great for
Players who enjoy exploration, atmospheric worlds and tough boss fights, and have patience to learn
Main risk
Aimless navigation, backtracking and long runbacks to bosses can feel like a tedious chore
What players love
Superb soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The sealed vessel OST is the only thing that kept me sane during the path of pain.”
Steam review · 100.9 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration of a vast world
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Every time you think you've seen everything, the game opens up another path, another secret, or another memorable boss fight.”
Steam review · 93.8 h played ↗
Great story and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game has one of the best environmental story telling I have ever seen in video games or even other forms of media.”
Steam review · 51.2 h played ↗
Challenging, satisfying boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the satisfaction after beating a boss you've been stuck at for hours is totally worth it.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Great value for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The price is honestly amazing for a game of this quality-it could easily have cost more and still would have been worth buying.”
Steam review · 37.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Tedious backtracking and runbacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“when i die to the boss and i spawn two cities away cause that's the nearest checkpoint, that doesn't really feel all that great.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Harsh death penalty and checkpoints
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“One of the worst decisions i have ever seen is not putting a save point before bosses.”
Steam review · 62.1 h played ↗
No direction, easy to get lost
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There is absolutely zero direction. I spent hours wandering around with no idea where to go”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
Limited fast travel and map system
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“fast travel is extremely limited and the levels are long and the movement somewhat slow.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Frustrating boss design and difficulty spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You can't predict basically anything she does, it's totally random.”
Steam review · 162.3 h played ↗
Combat feels simple or repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“the combat felt so incredibly simple it became so boring halfway.”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support9 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
Storage9 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
Storage9 GB available space
OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
Storage9 GB available space
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