Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hacker ApprovedTied for most recommended of 3 metroidvanias
Praised for tough, rewarding boss fights and polished 2D graphics; one report says it clashes with some plugged-in throttle and stick setups.
Praised for tough, rewarding boss fights and polished 2D graphics; one report says it clashes with some plugged-in throttle and stick setups.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 16 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Challenging, rewarding boss fights
“Killing the bosses is the point of the game; each boss fight starts out frustrating and becomes quite fun”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “The Melancholy of Slaying Monsters” “Silksong is kicking my ass right now.”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought” Impressive 2D graphics that run well
“it's a mind blowing game with incredible graphics (2d)”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC” “it runs very well at 2560x1440”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung” Popular, widely praised indie hit
“Hades 2, Silksong, and Claire Obscura all being popular examples from this year”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Rainbow Six Siege Hacked as Players Get Billions of Credits and Random Bans” “I've also heard good things about Celeste and Silksong.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “The Only Game Worth Playing” “only Rusted Moss and Silksong were worth my time”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought” - Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “Is the golden age of Indie software over?”
Strong fan love and developer respect
“I loved it so much that now I understand why people would want to do this and enjoy it!”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Zillow launches Zillow for Warcraft, new way to explore World of Warcraft homes” “I wanted to buy silksong purely because of the sheer dedication and respect for him”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “Internet Archive's legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost”
Other metroidvanias people recommend
The two most recommended other metroidvanias, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollow Knight: SilksongThis page | 16 | 1 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Hollow Knight | 16 | 5 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Silksong is kicking my ass right now.”
“only Rusted Moss and Silksong were worth my time”
“There's so many incredible indie games coming out and making waves”
“it's a mind blowing game with incredible graphics (2d)”
“Killing the bosses is the point of the game; each boss fight starts out frustrating and becomes quite fun”
“Those games run with no difficulties.”
“Silksong (and unity games in general) don't work if I have a throttle+stick plugged in.”
“I've also heard good things about Celeste and Silksong.”
“I loved it so much that now I understand why people would want to do this and enjoy it!”
“Hades 2, Silksong, and Claire Obscura all being popular examples from this year”
“so successful that it broke Steam”
“it runs very well at 2560x1440”
“I wanted to buy silksong purely because of the sheer dedication and respect for him”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.