Hollow Knight: Silksong
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| Developers | |
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| Team Cherry | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 6[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 4, 2025 |
| macOS (OS X) | September 4, 2025 |
| Linux | September 4, 2025 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Metroidvania, Platform |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Hollow Knight |
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| Hollow Knight | |
|---|---|
| Hollow Knight | 2017 |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | 2025 |
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a singleplayer side view and scrolling action, metroidvania and platform game in the Hollow Knight series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | The game does not contain microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight Silksong/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\TeamCherry.HollowKnightSilksong_y4jvztpgccj42\SystemAppData\wgs |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight Silksong/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video Settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 16:9. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+.[1] 21:9 supported.[2] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Set Fullscreen to Off. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 30 / 60 / 120 / Off | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | HDR experience can be improved using: Luma, RenoDX See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
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| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard Settings
Controller Settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Primary keybinds only, no secondary. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | DualSense |
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | [3] | |
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [4] |
Audio
Audio Settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound, Music and separate Hero Voice On/Off toggle. | |
| Surround sound | Stereo output.[5] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 | [6] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Input | InControl |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3240 AMD FX-4300 | Intel Core i5-3470 | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 8 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon R9 380 2 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 11 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core i5 Apple M1 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 8 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs | Apple M1 | ||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 22.04 | Ubuntu 24.04 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3240 AMD FX-4300 | Intel Core i5-3470 | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 8 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon R9 380 2 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-09-04
- Compared 2560 x 1440 (16:9) to 3440 x 1440 (21:9).
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-09-04
- Tested at 3440 x 1440.
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-09-04
- Tested with Dualsense controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-09-04
- Tested with Dualsense for movement and keyboard.
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-09-04
- Verified via Special K.
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-09-04
- Verified via Special K.