Hollow Knight: Siliksong is a game received with critical acclaim and has been out for around two months. Despite being out for a short amount of time compared to other games, it has blown up in popularity, in part due to its well-received predecessor,
Hollow Knight, which is also well praised.
Hollow Knight, which is also well praised.
Hollow Knight: Silksong was released on Sept. 4 2025. Three days after its release, it reached five million players. It is praised for its great graphics, soundtrack, story, world design and gameplay. It took around seven years to fully develop, due to the developmental team at Team Cherry taking their time on making the game. Johnny Lien, a freshman at the school, comments on the scope of the game.
“It seems pretty good for the fact [that] it was made by three developers,” He says. The gameplay of Silksong is similar to its predecessor, featuring 2D platforming and fighting. Some of the main mechanics include tools, which require in-game currency to create. There are three types of tools: blue tools, which offer passive combat and defensive bonuses; yellow tools, which give offensive boosts and exploration perks; red tools, which act as weapons. There are also Crests, which change how many tools
Hornet can carry, as well as granting special abilities. Hornet also has a special meter called “Silk”, which lets her heal and use a Silk Skill, which only one of can be equipped at a time. Silk is gained from hitting enemies or using a spa, which costs in-game
currency. Hornet also unlocks movement options throughout the game, and so she can explore previously inaccessible areas and generally move around the world more easily. Jonathan Aiden Mao, a freshman at the school, said he enjoyed it.
currency. Hornet also unlocks movement options throughout the game, and so she can explore previously inaccessible areas and generally move around the world more easily. Jonathan Aiden Mao, a freshman at the school, said he enjoyed it.
“I personally think it was a good game, I liked it,” “I loved the boss fights.” Mao first found out about the original game (Hollow Knight) in seventh grade. His friend showed him the game, and they played it. However, a majority of people at the school
do not know much about Silksong, if at all.
do not know much about Silksong, if at all.
According to a Google form I polled, out of 54 responses, which came from 9th-grade English Intensified and Journalism, only 20 people (37%) knew what Hollow Knight was, and only 13 (24.1%) knew what Hollow Knight: Silksong was.
Pie chart from the google form. Was polled for around September 28-October 1st. Photo by Ehan Bhuiyan.
Pie chart from the google form. Was polled for around September 28-October 1st. Photo by Ehan Bhuiyan.
Overall, Hollow Knight: Silksong seems to be well-received by the players, but is also relatively unknown despite its incredible popularity.
“I think Silksong will impact games in the future because it was made by a small development team that made a quality product while also keeping it cheap, which will show games that they do not need to charge a billion dollars to make something good.”
said Henry Noakes, a ninth grader at the school.
