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Hollow Knight: Silksong

2025 Metroidvania action-adventure video game developed by Team Cherry
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Summary

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,411 views/month, #122 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: 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], Silksong — award received (P166): Pégase Award for best international indie game[8], Silksong — award received (P166): Gamescom Award − Best Trailer[9]
  • Publisher: Silksong — publisher (P123): Team Cherry[10]
  • Genre: Silksong — genre (P136): action-adventure game[11], Silksong — genre (P136): Metroidvania[12], Silksong — genre (P136): 2D platform game[13], Silksong — genre (P136): soulsvania[14]
  • Follows: Silksong — follows (P155): Hollow Knight[15]
  • Developer: Silksong — developer (P178): Team Cherry[16]
  • Part of the series: Silksong — part of the series (P179): Hollow Knight (series)[17]
  • Platform: Silksong — platform (P400): PlayStation 5[18], Silksong — platform (P400): PlayStation 4[19], Silksong — platform (P400): Xbox Series X and Series S[20], Silksong — platform (P400): Xbox One[21], Silksong — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[22], Silksong — platform (P400): macOS[23], Silksong — platform (P400): Linux[24], Silksong — platform (P400): Nintendo Switch[25], Silksong — platform (P400): Nintendo Switch 2[26]
  • Game mode: Silksong — game mode (P404): single-player video game[27]
  • Language of work or name: Silksong — language of work or name (P407): English[28], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): French[29], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Italian[30], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): German[31], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[32], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Japanese[33], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Korean[34], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Brazilian Portuguese[35], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Russian[36], Silksong — language of work or name (P407): Simplified Chinese[37]
  • Software engine: Silksong — software engine (P408): Unity[38]
  • Distribution format: Silksong — distribution format (P437): digital download[39], Silksong — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[40]
  • Review score: 91/100[41], 96%[42], 88/100[43]
  • Country of origin: Silksong — country of origin (P495): Australia[44]
  • Publication date: September 4, 2025[45]
  • Characters: Silksong — characters (P674): Hornet[46], Silksong — characters (P674): Lace[47], Silksong — characters (P674): Grand Mother Silk[48]
  • Voice actor: Silksong — voice actor (P725): Eric Barone[49]
  • Distributed by: Silksong — distributed by (P750): GOG.com[50], Silksong — distributed by (P750): Steam[51], Silksong — distributed by (P750): Humble Store[52], Silksong — distributed by (P750): Nintendo eShop[53], Silksong — distributed by (P750): Microsoft Store[54], Silksong — distributed by (P750): PlayStation Store[55]
  • ESRB rating: Silksong — ESRB rating (P852): Rating Pending[56], Silksong — ESRB rating (P852): Everyone 10+[57]
  • Official website: https://www.hollowknightsilksong.com[58]
  • PEGI rating: Silksong — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 7[59]
  • Nominated for: Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game (Self-Published)[60], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[61], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[62], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Indie Game Award for Game of the Year[63], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Indie Game Award for ANZ Indie Game[64], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Indie Game Award for Gameplay Design[65], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): The Game Awards − Game of the Year[66], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[67], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): The Game Awards − Best Score and Music[68], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): The Game Awards − Best Action/Adventure[69], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): The Game Awards − Best Indie[70], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): The Game Awards − Player's Voice[71], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Statue of Liberty Award for Best World[72], Silksong — nominated for (P1411): Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game[73]

Why It Matters

Hollow Knight: Silksong has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]

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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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [74] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [75] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Platform: Nintendo DS, Add qualifier to GameTDB game ID `DS/AUSUA`"
  2. 8d ago · Jean-Frédéric · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14603 → hand-drawn video game
    Gametdb game id → Switch/AUSUA, DS/AUSUA
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14603: hand-drawn video game"
  3. 9d ago · Fantasitma · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Voice actor → Eric Barone
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Voice actor: Eric Barone, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791584679758"
  4. 18d ago · Josh404Bot bot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 91/100, 96%, 88/100
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ga', 'he',
    Sitelink count → 31
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Review score: 96%, Update OpenCritic review score"
  5. 25d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game (Self-Published), Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year, The Game Awards − Best Action/Adventure +4
    Nominated for → Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game (Self-Published), Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year, Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year +20
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56125|batch #56125]]: Gamescom Award from gamescom.global"
  6. 10w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mycast work id → hollow-knight-silksong
    Fandom article id → hollowknight:Hollow_Knight:_Silksong, video-game-databank:Hollow_Knight:_Silksong, gamicus:Hollow_Knight:_Silksong +2
    Internet game database game id → hollow-knight-silksong, hollow-knight-silksong--2
    Screenscraper game id → 502151
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Internet game database numeric game id: 372563, Add qualifier to Internet Game Database game ID `hollow-knight-silksong--2`"
  7. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vgc game id → 220370
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Vgc game id: 220370, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/298153094|Hollow Knight: Silksong (#298153094)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8162|VGC game"
  8. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → hollow-knight-silksong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: hollow-knight-silksong, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  9. 15w ago · Veracious · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Game font library id → hollow-knight, hollow-knight%3A-silksong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Game font library id: hollow-knight%3A-silksong, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262958822|Hollow Knight: Silksong (#262958822)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/c"
  10. 15w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hollow Knight'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Title: Hollow Knight"
  11. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kritikanstvo game id → hollowknightsilksong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Kritikanstvo game id: hollowknightsilksong, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296005241|Hollow Knight: Silksong (#296005241)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  12. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Hollow_Knight_Silksong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Hollow_Knight_Silksong, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293326372|Hollow Knight: Silksong (#293326372)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#"
  13. 20w 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 */ Review score: 97%, Update OpenCritic review score"
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