Do you need to play Hollow Knight before Silksong?

No — Silksong is a sequel, but it puts you in a new kingdom with a new protagonist and tells its own story. The one real cost of skipping the first game is that it's a harder game to start on cold.

Can you get all the endings in one playthrough of Silksong?

Not in a single, uninterrupted run — Silksong has five endings, most of them mutually exclusive, and one specific choice locks you into the game's final act, closing off the earlier endings on that save for good.

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Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Developer: Team Cherry
Publisher: Team Cherry
Genres
Platforms

Metacritic: 90
Steam reviews: 386,107
DLC: 1
Steam Deck
Controller: full
10 languages: EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified Chinese

Screenshots & trailers

How the game actually looks, straight from the storefront.

Release dates

Sep 4, 2025Nintendo Switch 2Switch 2
Sep 4, 2025Nintendo SwitchSwitchstore ↗
Sep 4, 2025PlayStation 5PS5
Sep 4, 2025PlayStation 4PS4
Sep 4, 2025Xbox Series X|SSeries X|Sstore ↗
Sep 4, 2025Xbox OneXbox Onestore ↗
Sep 4, 2025PCPCstore ↗

DLC & expansions

Every add-on the store lists for this game, with its own date and price.

Soundtracks & extras

Sep 4, 2025Official SoundtrackOST · 506 reviewsJourney the fabled lands of Hollow Knight: Silksong across 53 stunning orchestral tracks.$11.99store ↗

Players

Playing right now

8,362

Peak today: 10,131
Peak we've seen: 12,097 23 Aug

14 days observed

14 Aug9,302 – 12,09727 Aug

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Price and history

Price now

PCSwitch$19.99

Historic low $19.99lowest ever

37 days observed

14 Aug$19.99 – $19.9927 Sept

Guides

Quick answers

Do you need to play Hollow Knight before Silksong?
No — Silksong is a sequel, but it puts you in a new kingdom with a new protagonist and tells its own story. The one real cost of skipping the first game is that it's a harder game to start on cold.
Can you get all the endings in one playthrough of Silksong?
Not in a single, uninterrupted run — Silksong has five endings, most of them mutually exclusive, and one specific choice locks you into the game's final act, closing off the earlier endings on that save for good.

Databases & tools

System requirements

Windows

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space

macOS

Minimum

OS: Big Sur 11 or newer Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended

OS: Big Sur 11 or newer Processor: Intel Core i5, Apple M1 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs, Apple M1 Storage: 8 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended

OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB) Storage: 8 GB available space

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Players

Playing right now

8,362

Peak today: 10,131
Peak we've seen: 12,097 23 Aug

14 days observed

14 Aug9,302 – 12,09727 Aug

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Guides

Quick answers

Do you need to play Hollow Knight before Silksong?
No — Silksong is a sequel, but it puts you in a new kingdom with a new protagonist and tells its own story. The one real cost of skipping the first game is that it's a harder game to start on cold.
Can you get all the endings in one playthrough of Silksong?
Not in a single, uninterrupted run — Silksong has five endings, most of them mutually exclusive, and one specific choice locks you into the game's final act, closing off the earlier endings on that save for good.

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