| 3DNews |
Мила Пономарева |
10 / 10 |
09-13-2025 |
If you were fond of Hollow Knight, then you’ll adore the Hornet’s adventures. Since Silksong has improved all of the predecessor’s strengths, it has become a deeper and more emotional experience. And it’s hard as nails, yet rewarding as well! |
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| Areajugones |
Unknown |
10 / 10 |
09-15-2025 |
For many years, Hollow Knight held the crown of the indie scene, but its successor has arrived to improve on what was already unbeatable. Hollow Knight: Silksong stands as one of the most refined, creative, profound, and elevated works in the history of video games, presenting itself as a leading candidate for Best Game of the Year and clinging to its predecessor’s scepter to establish itself as, if we can still define it that way, the best indie game in history. Team Cherry has created an adventure for posterity that excels in everything and languishes in nothing, ultimately making a statement in an industry whose blockbusters could only dream of achieving such a level of divinity. |
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| Atarita |
İdil Barbaros |
79 / 100 |
09-13-2025 |
Despite being a sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong introduces revamped mechanics to appeal to a different audience. While its unforgiving design offers challenge from the very start, slow progression and various imbalances currently leave it in the shadow of the first game. |
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| CGMagazine |
Jordan Biordi |
10 / 10 |
09-07-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong takes the masterclass design of its predecessor and elevates it to set a new gold standard in Metroid-like design. |
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| COGconnected |
Jaz Sagoo |
90 / 100 |
09-09-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong manages to live up to the daunting expectations surrounding the sequel. It carries the spirit of the original while introducing fresh mechanics that shape a remarkable adventure, one worthy of standing alongside its predecessor. |
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| Destructoid |
Unknown |
9 / 10 |
09-15-2025 |
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won’t cause massive damage. |
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| Dexerto |
Joe Pring |
4 / 5 stars |
09-10-2025 |
Silksong is a technical feat. So densely packed is its world that maintaining a laser focus on forward momentum is borderline impossible. At every opportunity, I found myself pausing the main campaign just to prolong my time in Pharloom. |
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| DualShockers |
Monica Phillips |
9 / 10 |
09-09-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is an incredible game, only held back by a couple questionable decisions. When the game is at its best, it’s far beyond any game I’ve ever played, near-perfect in its design, and a masterpiece that I can’t put down. The combat feels incredible, the visuals are stunning, the story is engaging, and the soundtrack is lovely. At its worst, though, it is extremely punishing, forces you into repetitive segments, and feels occasionally purposefully irritating. I love it with all my heart, but if you aren’t willing to put up with intense difficulty, it may not be for you. |
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| Eurogamer |
Christian Donlan |
Recommended |
09-11-2025 |
Pretty and charmingly mean-spirited, this is a game filled with revelations and genuine personality. |
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| Eurogamer.pt |
Bruno Galvão |
5 / 5 stars |
09-15-2025 |
A truly captivating game that makes difficulty its main personality trait. However, the precision of its methodical and ingenious design makes it a benchmark among Metroidvania games, capable of boasting a sumptuous status worthy of the best in the genre. |
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| Everyeye.it |
Unknown |
10 / 10 |
09-10-2025 |
The grueling years of work between the game’s announcement and its current release are almost too much to justify a final result so astonishing it seems like a dream, but fortunately Silksong actually exists and is a monumental Metroidvania. |
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| Final Weapon |
Jordan Brown |
5 / 5 stars |
09-15-2025 |
Team Cherry not only delivers on its much-anticipated follow-up to Hollow Knight but exceeds all expectations by constructing one of the most complete and coherent video games I’ve played in years. Hollow Knight: Silksong is an absolute triumph. |
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| Gamefa |
Unknown |
9 / 10 |
09-09-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong, with its engaging story, high-quality level design, diverse and creative combat and platforming system, and a first-class role-playing experience, is undoubtedly one of the best Metroidvania games and can become one of your most unique experiences. |
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| GameGrin |
Artura Dawn |
10 / 10 |
09-14-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong manages to be a surprisingly great sequel to a title that was all-too difficult to follow up. If you’re a fan of the series, you’ll find no better way to feel back home than in this sequel, but newcomers should still stick to exploring Hallownest for their first venture. |
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| Gamer Guides |
Patrick Dane |
87 / 100 |
09-16-2025 |
After all this wait, Hollow Knight: Silksong is a masterpiece that demands the player to meet it at its level. Come prepared for a very difficult adventure, and you’ll be mesmerized by its immaculate vibes and beauty. |
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| Gamersky |
Unknown |
8.5 / 10 |
09-11-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong may well become a landmark, but its uncompromising design has led to polarized reactions among players. Rather than undermining its significance, this contrast only makes it feel more authentic, more complete, and ultimately more memorable. |
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| GamesCreed |
Maisie Scott |
5FALSE |
09-07-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong isn’t just a follow-up; it’s a step forward. Team Cherry improved almost every part of a well-known independent classic, including the fighting, movement, world design, and progression, without taking away any of the game’s charm or mystery that made it famous in the first place. |
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| GameSpace |
Taoshi |
8.7 / 10 |
09-10-2025 |
Silksong can be considered an excellent and even exemplary Metroidvania. It is damn nice to play while exploring every picturesque corner of the teeming world. It is gorgeously structured, the modified role-playing system, although it has become a little less diverse, is still pleasant. And the rebalanced battles of the sequel, each duel in which resembles a rhythmic dance, cause an influx of adrenaline. However, the game is not without its flaws. |
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| GamesRadar+ |
Oscar Taylor-Kent |
4 / 5 stars |
09-05-2025 |
Enemies also feel much more aggressive in general, rising to meet the increased skill ceiling of Hornet’s more acrobatic moves. |
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| GamingBolt |
Ravi Sinha |
10 / 10 |
09-08-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is as beautiful and endearing as it is brutal and uncompromising. It isn’t a game that newcomers (or even longtime fans) can quickly come to grips with. Yet, Hornet’s journey through Pharloom stands as one of the genre’s greatest and a testament to pure passion. |
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| Hardcore Gamer |
Adam Beck |
4.5 / 5 stars |
09-17-2025 |
The long awaited arrival of Silksong is over five years in the making and it’s even better than we had hoped. |
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| Hobby Consolas |
Unknown |
98 / 100 |
09-13-2025 |
Silksong is the perfection of its predecessor’s masterpiece. Hollow Knight Silksong is an absolute milestone, an unforgettable and undeniable work born from an unparalleled creative conglomeration. |
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| IGN |
Tom Marks |
9 / 10 |
09-14-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is packed full of sharp platforming, enticing exploration, and nail-biting combat that’s all unapologetically challenging in just the right way. |
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| IGN Spain |
Mario Seijas |
10 / 10 |
09-12-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong has earned a permanent place in my memory. It’s an incredible sequel that expands on everything the first game introduced and gives fans an adventure full of secrets and excitement. Challenging, deep, and extremely satisfying to play. Hornet took her time, but it was worth every second of the wait. |
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| INVEN |
Hongman Yoon |
9 / 10 |
09-10-2025 |
The sequel surpassed the original |
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| Kakuchopurei |
Jonathan Toyad |
90 / 100 |
09-01-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a frickin’ huge improvement (over the original Hollow Knight) in every way. |
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| LevelUp |
Unknown |
9.5 / 10 |
09-12-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong was worth the wait. It is a masterclass on how to improve an already successful formula, expand on almost every single of its mechanics, change some things and keep surprising the player. It is so huge and full of stuff to do, that it makes you think you are never done, but in a good way. Even though it can be very difficult and frustrating, that makes it really satisfying to beat and keep improving. |
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| Metro GameCentral |
Unknown |
9 / 10 |
09-10-2025 |
A beautifully executed and immaculately polished continuation of Hollow Knight’s Metroidvania artistry, with a similarly lugubrious art style and occasionally rage-inducing difficulty. |
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| New Game Network |
Unknown |
93 / 100 |
09-16-2025 |
Silksong is a harder, deeper sequel that refines Hollow Knight’s formula, balancing brutal difficulty with creativity, exploration, and rewards. |
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| Niche Gamer |
Fingal Belmont |
9 / 10 |
09-09-2025 |
Silksong isn’t perfect, but you won’t find a better modern metroidvania out there. This was a labor of passion made by people who refused to settle, and you can feel it every step of the way. Everyone working on it was on their A-game, and they held nothing back. |
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| Nintendo Blast |
Felipe Castello |
10 / 10 |
09-13-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong improves on virtually every aspect of its predecessor and adds several new features that make the game a unique experience. The result is simple: this is one of the best titles released so far in 2025. Hornet’s journey is highly addictive and shows us that, despite being long and full of anxiety, the wait for Silksong was worth it. |
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| Nintendo Life |
Alana Hagues |
10 / 10 |
09-15-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s beauty is beguiling, hiding an interior that’s deliberately harsh but endlessly rewarding. Everything feels deliberate, pushing you to learn, improve, and perfect, or simply just explore a little more. And what a world it is to dig into.Somehow, Team Cherry has surpassed my expectations tenfold and delivered a mesmeric blend of balletic combat and movement with persistence, joy, and an incredibly invigorating map at the centre. I’ve never felt better surmounting the challenges put in front of me, and I’m already raring to do it a second time. |
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| Noisy Pixel |
Bailey Seemangal |
9 / 10 |
09-07-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong delivers a meticulously crafted metroidvania experience that refines its predecessor’s formula with faster combat, expressive storytelling, and brutally rewarding exploration, though some side content drags down the pacing. |
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| NoobFeed |
Azfar Rayan |
100 / 100 |
09-05-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is special not only because of how well-made and ambitious it is, but also because of the love that went into every part of it. Fans jokingly called Team Cherry’s years of work “development heaven,” and it shows. It’s not a rushed release that was fixed after it came out; it’s a fully realized vision, with every corner made with care. |
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| PC Gamer |
Tyler Colp |
90 / 100 |
09-13-2025 |
Silksong can be ruthless, but it’s hard to pry yourself away from its haunted little world that never seems to end. |
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| PSX Brasil |
Victor Vitório |
90 / 100 |
09-14-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is bigger and better than its memorable predecessor. While its “bigger” nature brings side effects inherent to its excesses, the gameplay changes and the meticulous attention to detail are important motivators that keep us persevering through the numerous challenges of a rich, deep world filled with secrets that invite exploration for those curious and eager to dedicate themselves. |
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| Push Square |
Simon Fitzgerald |
9 / 10 |
09-05-2025 |
The love, care, and attention that’s gone into making Hollow Knight: Silksong is already very evident in its vast array of gorgeous environments, earworm audio, and tough but fair platforming challenges. Pharloom is a land we just can’t get enough of, and we can’t wait to see where Team Cherry will take us as we work towards the conclusion of the campaign. |
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| Saudi Gamer |
Unknown |
9 / 10 |
09-09-2025 |
Promise Wish Granted! Silksong delivers on fans’ dreams, but cranks the challenge up a notch too high, even to an unfair amount at times |
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| Screen Rant |
Chris Carter |
5 / 5 stars |
09-08-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong has a long road ahead of it, and I’m ready to follow it on its entire journey. Whether that includes a swath of free updates just like the original game, or potential DLC, I’ll be there. In fact, I’m still there, slowly chipping away at a 100% completion rate. I won’t be putting this one down for weeks. |
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| Slant Magazine |
Unknown |
4.5 / 5 stars |
09-12-2025 |
Ushering her to and fro across the game, I found myself seeking out side quests less for their prizes than for the possibility that at least one more bug might persist, and in the process seize some happiness. |
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| SpazioGames |
Unknown |
9 / 10 |
09-10-2025 |
Silksong is a work that should definitely be played by as many people as possible. It is an incredibly well-crafted, enjoyable, and satisfying product, sold at a retail price that is almost a steal considering the effort of the developers themselves. This, however, does not mean that it is the best metroidvania ever made, or that Team Cherry is the first development studio to achieve feats like this. What is certain is that we are facing one of the most beautiful and significant titles of 2025 for countless reasons-not just for gameplay alone. |
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| The Beta Network |
Anthony Culinas |
Recommended |
09-05-2025 |
Silksong feels like everything Hollow Knight fans dreamed it would be. It’s smoother, punchier, more alive and way more respectful of your time. Hornet brings the oomph, the world drips with atmosphere, and the bosses are absolute bangers. Honestly, I can’t wait to sink another 20 hours into this silken nightmare. Though I’m sure you already bought it before you even read this review. Let’s be real. |
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| The Games Machine |
Emanuele Feronato |
9.2 / 10 |
09-10-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong elevates the Metroidvania experience with a vast and intricate world, filled with unique biomes, hidden secrets, and clever backtracking that turns every step into discovery. |
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| TheGamer |
Joshua Robertson |
4.5 / 5 stars |
09-14-2025 |
Its boss fights are exhilarating and challenging, its world is a gorgeous marvel to explore, its unpredictable art design is impeccable, and everything else about it looks and sounds stunning. There’s not much more you can ask for from the genre, and Silksong cements itself as a high watermark others will be trying to meet for years to come. |
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| TheReviewGeek |
Greg Wheeler |
9 / 10 |
09-17-2025 |
Yes, this is a challenging game, and the Rosary Bead currency is in desperate need of refinement, but this is still an absolute joy to play through. Platforming is tightly designed, combat is both crunching and punishing, and the story beautifully told across this 15–20 hour adventure. |
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| VGC |
Ashley Schofield |
3 / 5 stars |
09-13-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is caught in a web of trying to bind two conflicting genres together, with the expectations and norms of each half damaging the other. The beauty of its art design and precise, joyful feel of its movement are inarguable wonders, but the tiring and demotivating nature of its sadistic approach to challenge ripples throughout the entire experience of exploration and combat. It’s more of what was good about Hollow Knight, but it failed to avoid some very clear pitfalls in design on its long path to release. |
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| Xbox Achievements |
Josh Wise |
80 / 100 |
09-12-2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong may be the longest game ever made. Granted, the adventure itself is only around the thirty-hour mark, but we seem to have been… |
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