Hollow Knight header

Hollow Knight

by Team Cherry

2017
97% positive
474,957
$14.99
Steam

About This Game

Hollow Knight Expands with Free Content



Godmaster - Take your place amongst the Gods. New Characters and Quest. New Boss Fights. Available Now!


Lifeblood - A Kingdom Upgraded! New Boss. Upgraded Bosses. Tweaks and Refinements across the whole game.


The Grimm Troupe - Light the Nightmare Lantern. Summon the Troupe. New Major Quest. New Boss Fights. New Charms. New Enemies. New Friends.


Hidden Dreams - Mighty new foes emerge! New Boss fights. New Upgrades. New Music.

Brave the Depths of a Forgotten Kingdom

Beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth sleeps an ancient, ruined kingdom. Many are drawn below the surface, searching for riches, or glory, or answers to old secrets.


Hollow Knight is a classically styled 2D action adventure across a vast interconnected world. Explore twisting caverns, ancient cities and deadly wastes; battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs; and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom's heart.

Game Features

  • Classic side-scrolling action, with all the modern trimmings.
  • Tightly tuned 2D controls. Dodge, dash and slash your way through even the most deadly adversaries.
  • Explore a vast interconnected world of forgotten highways, overgrown wilds and ruined cities.
  • Forge your own path! The world of Hallownest is expansive and open. Choose which paths you take, which enemies you face and find your own way forward.
  • Evolve with powerful new skills and abilities! Gain spells, strength and speed. Leap to new heights on ethereal wings. Dash forward in a blazing flash. Blast foes with fiery Soul!
  • Equip Charms! Ancient relics that offer bizarre new powers and abilities. Choose your favourites and make your journey unique!
  • An enormous cast of cute and creepy characters all brought to life with traditional 2D frame-by-frame animation.
  • Over 130 enemies! 30 epic bosses! Face ferocious beasts and vanquish ancient knights on your quest through the kingdom. Track down every last twisted foe and add them to your Hunter's Journal!
  • Leap into minds with the Dream Nail. Uncover a whole other side to the characters you meet and the enemies you face.
  • Beautiful painted landscapes, with extravagant parallax, give a unique sense of depth to a side-on world.
  • Chart your journey with extensive mapping tools. Buy compasses, quills, maps and pins to enhance your understanding of Hollow Knight’s many twisting landscapes.
  • A haunting, intimate score accompanies the player on their journey, composed by Christopher Larkin. The score echoes the majesty and sadness of a civilisation brought to ruin.
  • Complete Hollow Knight to unlock Steel Soul Mode, the ultimate challenge!



An Evocative Hand-Crafted World

The world of Hollow Knight is brought to life in vivid, moody detail, its caverns alive with bizarre and terrifying creatures, each animated by hand in a traditional 2D style.


Every new area you’ll discover is beautifully unique and strange, teeming with new creatures and characters. Take in the sights and uncover new wonders hidden off of the beaten path.

If you like classic gameplay, cute but creepy characters, epic adventure and beautiful, gothic worlds, then Hollow Knight awaits!



Get This Game

View on Steam

User Reviews

Positive460,375
Negative14,582
Overall97% positive

Game Details

Release Date: 2/24/2017
Developer: Team Cherry
Publisher: Team Cherry
Price: $14.99

Platform Support

WindowsmacOSLinux

Media

Hollow Knight screenshot 1
Hollow Knight screenshot 2
Hollow Knight screenshot 3
Hollow Knight screenshot 4
Hollow Knight screenshot 5
Hollow Knight screenshot 6
Hollow Knight screenshot 7
Hollow Knight screenshot 8
Hollow Knight screenshot 9
Hollow Knight screenshot 10
Hollow Knight screenshot 11
Hollow Knight screenshot 12
Hollow Knight screenshot 13
Hollow Knight screenshot 14
Hollow Knight screenshot 15

Similar games

Sort by:
Filter by tags:
Perfect Match

Hollow Knight: Silksong

by Team Cherry

$19.99

218,09440,518

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

MetroidvaniaDifficultIndieSouls-likeGreat Soundtrack2DSingleplayerPlatformer+12 more
Perfect Match

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

by Moon Studios GmbH

$7.49

134,4824,819

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

BeautifulMetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerActionAdventureAtmospheric+12 more
Perfect Match

Ori and the Blind Forest

by Moon Studios GmbH

54,8333,392

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Great SoundtrackAtmosphericPlatformerAdventureMetroidvaniaStory RichFantasy2D+12 more
Perfect Match

Dust: An Elysian Tail

by Humble Hearts LLC

$2.99

17,855895

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

ActionPlatformerMetroidvaniaIndieRPGAdventure2DSingleplayer+12 more
Extremely Similar

Hyper Light Drifter

by Heart Machine

$19.99

16,9261,261

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Pixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericAdventureIndieDifficultActionHack and Slash+12 more
Extremely Similar

Salt and Sanctuary

by Ska Studios

$4.49

18,7812,212

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Souls-likeMetroidvaniaDark Fantasy2DDifficultRPGActionPlatformer+12 more
Extremely Similar

Rain World

by Videocult

$11.24

42,8142,694

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

DifficultAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformer2D+12 more
Extremely Similar

Insect Adventure

by MAYO-FORCE LLC

$2.49

194

In this high speed action focused metroidvania, cute bug critters face off against dark abominations from the abyss. Grab a hammer and unleash fury on soulless beasts while blasting through open ended underground zones where you dictate the pace.

Hand-drawnPixel GraphicsFantasyMetroidvaniaNonlinearAtmosphericHack and SlashAction-Adventure+12 more
Extremely Similar

AWAKEN - Astral Blade

by Dark Pigeon Games

$11.99

835156

Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?

Dark Fantasy2DAdventureIndieMetroidvaniaSingleplayerAction RPGRPG+12 more
Extremely Similar

Skul: The Hero Slayer

by SOUTHPAW GAMES

$9.99

52,0523,759

Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.

IndieActionAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRoguelike2DRogueliteSingleplayer+12 more
Extremely Similar

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

by Live Wire

$9.99

38,9712,529

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

MetroidvaniaFemale ProtagonistSouls-likeDark FantasySingleplayerGreat SoundtrackAtmospheric2D+12 more
Extremely Similar

Blasphemous

by The Game Kitchen

$6.24

51,3065,816

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

MetroidvaniaSouls-likePixel GraphicsDark FantasyGore2DViolentIndie+12 more
Extremely Similar

Hollow Floor

by Ahmed Khalifa

$2.99

672

Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.

MetroidvaniaPrecision PlatformerAdventureCutePixel GraphicsRetro2D PlatformerIndie+12 more