Hollow Knight: Silksong

Basically Hollow Knight but better: the charm system is incredible, no more brute-forcing everything, now you gotta THINK! If I had a single tip to say: almost every tedious section of the game has a solution to make it easier, coming back later/exploring more is usually the answer. Highly recommend, now we just need a Godhome!

The combat is punishing and sometimes wholly uninterested in being fair, which can still be fun, but can also be a barrier to other parts of the game I enjoy more, like exploring and reading lore/dialogue, or even just walking around and looking at all the cool art in the game. Im a more casual player obvi and wasn't ready for the spike in difficulty this game had over HK1, and so gave the game a couple playthrus to give my opinion time to settle, but even after 150 hours my patience with it only gets shorter with each run. Today I played for about 15 minutes before I got frustrated and had to put it down for the day. I'd still recommend this to anyone who loves fully 2D animated worlds and off-the-beaten-path style fantasy, and hell anyone who just loves really f*ckin hard combat, its AMAZING at all of those things, but for someone who this style of combat isn't really a draw for, I cant help but feel like my demographic of players got left behind.

Silksong is like a dream that you never want to wake up from. It's easily the best indie game I've ever played. I loved Hollow Knight, but Silksong takes everything that made the original great and elevates it to another level. It feels like an upgrade in every possible way. This game completely hooked me. No other game has made me want to play this much. While I was playing, it felt like I was living in its world. It's one of those rare experiences that makes you sad when it ends because you know you'll never be able to experience it for the first time again. I truly believe Silksong deserved to be Game of the Year 2025. Many people ignored it saying it's just another Hollow Knight,but for me it's so much more than that. It's the ultimate GOTY. I've also played expedition 33, which is fantastic in its own right, but it didn't come close to the impact Silksong had on me. The credits soundtrack was absolutely beautiful. It genuinely made me cry as I reflected on my journey from the very beginning to the end. Few games have ever connected with me on that level. Silksong is a masterpiece and a perfect 10/10. It's a game that every gamer deserves to experience at least once in their life. Now all I can do is eagerly wait for the dlc and hope it isn't too far away.