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Hollow Knight

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App ID 367520
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Team Cherry
Franchise Hollow Knight
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29775874
Last Record Update 26 June 2025 – 23:08:19 UTC ()
Release Date 24 February 2017 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 96.08%
420k reviews
8,396
In-Game

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Additional Information

Developer Team Cherry
metacritic_name Hollow Knight
controller_support full
metacritic_score 87
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hollow-knight?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Team Cherry
Store Release Date 24 February 2017 – 18:00:51 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/teamcherrygames/
https://x.com/TeamCherryGames
https://www.youtube.com/teamcherrygames/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 24 February 2017 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 21 September 2023 – 04:25:00 UTC () (1695270300)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Game_Development_Kit SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 17 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7442300
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 28 April 2015 – 05:36:22 UTC (), in changelist #1016232

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💨 Metroidvania 💥 Souls-like 🏗️ Platformer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🏽 2D 😓 Difficult 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺 Exploration 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Story Rich 🎨 Hand-drawn 🔚 Multiple Endings 💥 Action 🧝 Dark Fantasy 🌍 Open World 🧸 Cute 🎮 Controller 📺 Side Scroller

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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  • 8,396 players right now
  • 11,642 24-hour peak
  • 20,324 all-time peak 7 May 2022
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  • 397,784 followers
  • #95 in top sellers
  • 407,822 positive reviews
  • 12,469 negative reviews
  • 97.03% positive reviews

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  • 1,403 viewers right now
  • 1,403 24-hour peak
  • 178,299 all-time peak
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  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 96.08% SteamDB Rating
  • 407,822 97.0% positive reviews
  • 12,469 3.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 February 2017 – 18:00 Steam Release -
5 October 2018 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: November 2018 Humble Monthly #37 -
16 January 2020 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Australia Fire Relief Bundle -
31 March 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle -
31 May 2023 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Must-Play Metroidvanias -
8 December 2023 – 19:11 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Must-Play Metroidvanias Encore -

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How many players are playing Hollow Knight right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 8396 players live playing Hollow Knight on Steam.

Hollow Knight had an all-time peak of 20324 concurrent players on 7 May 2022.

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