Hollow Knight: Silksong: too hard, or just right?
Shared report · updated Oct 1, 2026
Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Action, Adventure, Indie · CDN$ 25.99 · out since 2025 · from the Steam descriptionSample2,420 reviews2,420 Steam
Which reviewsNatural mixHealth check
DatesSep 1, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026
WhereGlobalevery language
Top praise: gameplay is fun and lots of content and value. Top complaint: gameplay and design (in 79% of complaints).
2,420Reviews analyzedposted over 2 months
32%Complain778 reviews
79%Praise1,923 reviews
1%Says they're quittingstopped or quitting now
What goes wrong
Gameplay and design71%
The matter here is not difficulty or challenge per , but the overall tediousness of moment to moment gameplay.
Grind5%
the devs of this game must be thinking that my time is wortless with all these tedious runback youll have to do, the unskippable animations and intros youll have to watch [spoiler] and all the...
Bugs and crashes6%
I very strange glitch keeps happening where bosses don't die and I take 2 masks of damage. The game also has way too many bugs
What goes well
General praise53%
ITS REALLY GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!!!!!
Gameplay is fun31%
Silksong's is hard game but a very fun. The platforming is amazing and the boss fight's are the best in the whole world. I highly recommend this game especially for people who love metroidvania
Lots of content and value5%
So much content. 100% worth the money, especially if you liked the first game.
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of every review
Bugs and performance6%
I cannot play it because it does not recognise my controller (Xbox X series) correctly and messes up all the bindings.
Difficulty spikes35%
The matter here is not difficulty or challenge per , but the overall tediousness of moment to moment gameplay.
Rosaries and economy3%
The problems are very tedious runbacks, weird mechanics (diagonal jumps), obnoxious platforming, poor economy, attrition and frustration, and oversaturation with speed.
Run backs and benches11%
Silksong is so punishingly, infuriatingly unfun.
Translation0%
4/10. Everything is half-baked, unbalanced, and full of lazy design choices that punish players for no reason.
What they use it for
115 of 2,215 reviewers said; shares are of them; 4 more with a free account
Collecting and completing67%
Playing solo24%
What they ask for
66 reviews ask for something; 3 more with a free account
New feature or option32%
More content28%
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
RecommendationRecommended: say they're quitting less often than everyone (under 1% vs 1%).
RecommendationNot recommended: say they're quitting 8.6x as often as everyone (10% vs 1%).