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Hollow Knight: Silksong

2025 Metroidvania action-adventure video game developed by Team Cherry
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Hollow Knight: Silksong

Summary

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,338 views/month, #122 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong received the Silksong — award received (P166): Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game (Self-Published)[3].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong received the Silksong — award received (P166): Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[4].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong received the Silksong — award received (P166): The Game Awards − Best Action/Adventure[5].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong received the Silksong — award received (P166): Steam Award for Game of the Year[6].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong received the Silksong — award received (P166): Steam Award for Best Game You Suck At[7].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong received the Silksong — award received (P166): Pégase Award for best international indie game[8].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's instance of is recorded as Silksong — instance of (P31): video game[9].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong was published by Silksong — publisher (P123): Team Cherry[10].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's genre is Silksong — genre (P136): action-adventure game[11].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's genre is Silksong — genre (P136): Metroidvania[12].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's genre is Silksong — genre (P136): 2D platform game[13].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's genre is Silksong — genre (P136): soulsvania[14].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong followed Silksong — follows (P155): Hollow Knight[15].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's developer is recorded as Silksong — developer (P178): Team Cherry[16].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's part of the series is recorded as Silksong — part of the series (P179): Q123017178[17].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): PlayStation 5[18].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): PlayStation 4[19].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): Xbox Series X and Series S[20].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): Q13361286[21].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): macOS[23].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): Linux[24].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): Q19610114[25].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's platform is recorded as Silksong — platform (P400): Q122761124[26].
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong's game mode is recorded as Silksong — game mode (P404): single-player video game[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Hollow Knight: Silksong was published by Silksong — publisher (P123): Team Cherry[10].

Publication

Hollow Knight: Silksong was released on September 4, 2025[28]. Languages include Silksong — language of work or name (P407): English[29], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): French[30], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Italian[31], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): German[32], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[33], and Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Japanese[34]. Genres include Silksong — genre (P136): action-adventure game[11], Silksong — genre (P136): Metroidvania[12], Silksong — genre (P136): 2D platform game[13], and Silksong — genre (P136): soulsvania[14]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silksong — part of the series (P179): Q123017178[17]. Recorded distribution format include Silksong — distribution format (P437): digital download[35] and Silksong — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[36].

Subject and Themes

Hollow Knight: Silksong's part of the series is recorded as Silksong — part of the series (P179): Q123017178[17].

Reception

Awards received include Silksong — award received (P166): Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game (Self-Published)[3], Silksong — award received (P166): Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[4], Silksong — award received (P166): The Game Awards − Best Action/Adventure[5], Silksong — award received (P166): Steam Award for Game of the Year[6], Silksong — award received (P166): Steam Award for Best Game You Suck At[7], and Silksong — award received (P166): Pégase Award for best international indie game[8]. Reviews include 91/100[37], 97%[38], and 88/100[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hollow Knight: Silksong followed Silksong — follows (P155): Hollow Knight[15].

Why It Matters

Hollow Knight: Silksong ranks in the top 0.63% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,338 views/month, #122 of 19,301).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Hollow Knight: Silksong receive?

Honors received include Silksong — award received (P166): Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game (Self-Published)[3], Silksong — award received (P166): Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[4], Silksong — award received (P166): The Game Awards − Best Action/Adventure[5], and Silksong — award received (P166): Steam Award for Game of the Year[6].

Related Entities

Australia Linux macOS Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Team Cherry Unity Xbox Series X and Series S

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  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [28] ↑ . gamesradar.com. gamesradar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Hollow_Knight_Silksong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Hollow_Knight_Silksong, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293326372|Hollow Knight: Silksong (#293326372)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#"
  2. 4w ago · Josh404Bot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → tt10323784
    Publisher → Team Cherry
    Rock paper shotgun game id → —
    Youtube channel id → —
    + 247 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 97%, Update OpenCritic review score"
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