Hollow Knight is an adventure developed by Team Cherry, released 24 February 2017 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. The main story takes about 36.4 hrs to finish.
What Hollow Knight is
Hollow Knight is an adventure game developed by Team Cherry and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth sleeps a vast, ancient kingdom. Many are drawn beneath the surface, searching for riches, or glory, or answers to old secrets. As the enigmatic Knight, you’ll traverse the depths, unravel its mysteries and conquer its evils.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 63 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Hollow Knight holds a critic score of 91 out of 100. That places it above 96% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 20 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 92, across 2,266 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 36.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 73.2 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 9GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Hollow Knight launched on 24 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and For Honor. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, For Honor.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hollow Knight yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Dlc
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