Hollow Knight: Silksong

Released 4 September 2025 Developer Team Cherry

Metroidvania
Action-adventure
Platformer
Switch 2
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Xbox One
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Mac
Linux

Hornet, a character from the first Hollow Knight, climbs through the kingdom of Pharloom in a 2D action-adventure with a large, interconnected map, precise platforming, bosses and a set of tools and abilities to unlock. It is single-player only and known for being difficult, so it suits players who enjoy hard, exploration-heavy games.

Money health FairPay clearly, know the ceiling

Addictive design None0 of 5 — counts the hooks designed in

Average price A$29.61average of 4 store prices

Spending ceiling Has a ceilingEverything costs A$29.50

Australian rating ACBPGMild violence, mild gambling themes

How it makes money

Fair: pay clearly, know the ceiling

A one-off purchase of A$29.50 on Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Xbox (A$29.95 on the PlayStation Store). The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade is free. The game is also in the Xbox Game Pass catalogue (Premium, PC and Ultimate). The only paid extra we found is a separate soundtrack. Team Cherry announced a free expansion, Sea of Sorrow, for 2026; it had no release date when we checked.

How you pay

Our verdict

Fair · Pay clearly, know the ceiling

You know what you are paying for before you pay, and there is a limit to what the game can take.

Set by the worst badge central to how it makes money (minor extras count only if rated Caution or worse). How we rate

Addictive design

None

Little: it is a single-player adventure with no timers, daily rewards or purchases. Its difficulty and the long hunt for the full ending are the main pull, and the main frustration.

Not a medical measure. It counts the engagement hooks deliberately built into the game — timers, streaks, limited-time pressure, paid randomness. How it's scored

Spending ceiling

There is a ceiling: you can buy everything the game sells.

What it costs

Price: A$29.61 · everything A$29.50

What	Where	Price	Checked
Standard	Steam (AU) · PC ↗	A$29.50	Oct 2026
Standard	Nintendo eShop (AU) · Switch ↗	A$29.50	Oct 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack Free upgrade for Switch owners.	Nintendo eShop (AU) · Switch 2 ↗	Free	Oct 2026
PS4 & PS5	PlayStation Store (AU) · PS5 ↗	A$29.95	Oct 2026
Standard Also included with Xbox Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass and Ultimate.	Xbox Store (AU) · Xbox Series ↗	A$29.50	Oct 2026

Store prices change often and sales are common; we record the regular price on the date shown.

Reviews from across the web

What the critics said

91OpenCritic
Mighty 90Metacritic
Metascore

Very PositiveSteam
player reviews

9/ 10

IGN ↗

Tom Marks · September 2025 · PC

Praises the platforming, exploration and combat as demanding but fair.
90/ 100

PC Gamer ↗

Tyler Colp · 13 September 2025 · PC

Says it is harsh but hard to put down, with a haunting and seemingly endless world.
5/ 5

Eurogamer ↗

Christian Donlan · 11 September 2025 · PC

Describes a beautiful, charmingly cruel game full of memorable moments and personality.
9/ 10

Game Informer ↗

Matt Miller · 16 September 2025 · PC

Compares it to a complex piece of music that rewards persistence with deep satisfaction.

Scores belong to the outlets that published them; follow the links to read the full reviews. Summaries are ours.

Age ratings

Classification

ACBPG

Australian Classification · record ↗

Mild violence, mild gambling themes

ESRBE10+

ESRB (North America) · record ↗

Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language

PEGI7

PEGI (Europe) · record ↗

Fear, Violence

Age ratings judge content (violence, language, gambling themes). They say little about how hard a game pushes spending — that's what the badges above are for. About rating boards

Safety & parental controls

Who can talk to your child, and what can they buy?

No chat
No contact with strangers
No user-made content
No account needed

Single-player only, with no online features, chat or user-made content. The Australian classification (PG) lists mild violence and mild gambling themes; there is no real-money gambling. Difficulty is high, which is a bigger issue for younger players than the content.