Review: was Hollow Knight: Silksong really worth 7 years of waiting?
Team Cherry finally delivers modern metroidvania's most anticipated sequel. Verdict after a full 100% clear: yes, and it's not even close.
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Seven years of waiting, dozens of delays, a community that eventually turned to dark humor about it: few games have carried this much weight of expectation. Silksong carries it without flinching.
Hornet changes everything without breaking anything
Unlike the Knight, Hornet is fast, agile, and her arsenal of needles and thread enables combos the first game never offered. Difficulty climbs noticeably compared to the original, but every death traces back to a player mistake, never to a readability or control problem.
An even denser world
Pharloom, the new kingdom, is bigger than Hallownest and, more importantly, more vertical — exploration is constantly rewarded with hidden areas that justify backtracking once you’ve gained new abilities. The art direction, leaning into a more organic and less mineral style than the first game, holds up without ever feeling like a retread.
Verdict
Rarely has such an anticipated sequel delivered this fully on its promise. Silksong doesn’t just match the first Hollow Knight, it beats it on nearly every front.
