Hollow Knight (2017)
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Wii U · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
4.48 from 5553 ratings · #23 top rated on Grouvee
14305 members have it in their collection · 1487 playing now · 4887 backlogged · 2132 wish listed
How long? Main story 30h · with extras 45h · 100% 55h (from 200 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Team Cherry
- Publishers
- Team Cherry
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Platform
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Series
- Hollow Knight
- Events
- Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.5.2026, Nintendo Direct: E3 2018
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Feb 24, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 11, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
- 2017 (Cancelled) (Worldwide) Wii U
- Jun 12, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Sep 25, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Feb 05, 2026 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Dec 31, 2026 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2
Related
Bundled in
- Hollow Knight: Collector's Edition (May 2019) · NSW, PC, PS4
Updates
- Hollow Knight: Hidden Dreams (Aug 2017) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC
- Hollow Knight: The Grimm Troupe (Oct 2017) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC
- Hollow Knight: Lifeblood (Apr 2018) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC
- Hollow Knight: Godmaster (Aug 2018) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE
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Rating distribution
5 stars
3624
4 stars
1252
3 stars
455
2 stars
172
1 star
50
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status killerstar Feb 28, 2024
It doesn't seem very accesible that you can only know that certain characters like Conifer or rewards like those little green grubs are near via audio clues.
Status killerstar Feb 27, 2024
Thanks to @BMO for the code! Played a few minutes last night just to get the feel. The feel is utter confusion about where I am and where I'm going and very tight but strange controls. There's something weird about the jump arc that I cannot put into words.
Status BMO Feb 26, 2024
Seeing as Wanted: Dead is too frustrating to complete, I went and did something else instead:
Pretty pleased with these achievements below. I'm by no means an achievement hunter, but it feels good in this particular instance because I love this game so much.
Seeing as Wanted: Dead is too frustrating to complete, I went and did something else instead:
Pretty pleased with these achievements below. I'm by no means an achievement hunter, but it feels good in this particular instance because I love this game so much.
Status TheBeautifulEric Jan 23, 2024 Completed
Very fun game, but mentally taxing. It's very open and the atmosphere is the very best in any game I've ever played. That being said, I felt a sense of isolation, melancholy, and claustrophobia throughout my experience. I found myself doing some evil things in the game and I enjoyed my experience, but I'm also glad to be walking away …
Read moreVery fun game, but mentally taxing. It's very open and the atmosphere is the very best in any game I've ever played. That being said, I felt a sense of isolation, melancholy, and claustrophobia throughout my experience. I found myself doing some evil things in the game and I enjoyed my experience, but I'm also glad to be walking away at the same time. I ended up getting 104% instead of 112%. 
Status BMO Jan 13, 2024
The City of Tears. It is one of my favourite spaces in all the many worlds and universes of gaming. Sometimes I think about the City of Tears when I’ve had a particularly stressful day, and it comforts me. I could sit here and listen to the rain all night.
The City of Tears. It is one of my favourite spaces in all the many worlds and universes of gaming. Sometimes I think about the City of Tears when I’ve had a particularly stressful day, and it comforts me. I could sit here and listen to the rain all night.
Status enokizu Jan 9, 2024
Finally got to the first totem in path of pain, even though I didn't plan on doing the whole thing. Decided to try and keep going. A few (many) hours later; arrived at the end of the path. Died to those two *$?%!!&! at the end. Didn't realize the walls were goddamn THORNS. Tried again out of spite, 2 hours …
Read moreFinally got to the first totem in path of pain, even though I didn't plan on doing the whole thing. Decided to try and keep going. A few (many) hours later; arrived at the end of the path. Died to those two *$?%!!&! at the end. Didn't realize the walls were goddamn THORNS. Tried again out of spite, 2 hours later, I did it. Don't know how much of my sanity is left. I wouldn't put myself through this for any other game. Goddamn.
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Status maeday Dec 12, 2023
I have done it. I have completed Hollow Knight. 112% completion. Now to get the other endings and defeat the Pantheon of Hollownest, then some misc achievements I didn't get on my first playthrough (let Zote die, fight Nightmare King Grimm, slay the Nailmaster etc) and I can walk away satisfied.
Status enokizu Dec 2, 2023
Intense Hollow Knight brainrot still ongoing... I did the white palace for the first time yesterday! Can't believe I got the normal ending on my first playthrough and called it a day. So glad I chose to replay this game and aim for a (somewhat) decent completion percentage (I'm at 103% right now?). Unsure still about doing path of pain …
Intense Hollow Knight brainrot still ongoing... I did the white palace for the first time yesterday! Can't believe I got the normal ending on my first playthrough and called it a day. So glad I chose to replay this game and aim for a (somewhat) decent completion percentage (I'm at 103% right now?). Unsure still about doing path of pain or those insane pantheon levels. I am masochist, but how much? We'll see. I'd like to finish the Hunter's journal. Perhaps that means I need to play the pantheon. I don't know, haven't looked into it too much for fear of spoilers. Anyway, I'm having a blast! I love this game so much, I ended up having a bunch of Hollow Knight tracks in my spotify wrap, despite only restarting listening to it in october.
I wonder how it feels for people who do not get sucked in their passion and hyperfocusing on it for months on end. I can't play this game normally lmao