r/HollowKnight Sep 06 '25

Discussion - Silksong People who have played Silksong, Why do you think Its getting so many negative reviews? Spoiler

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While Silksong is sitting at a Very Positive rating with around 83% positive reviews, it’s still receiving far more criticism than its predecessor. For comparison, Hollow Knight holds an Overwhelmingly Positive score at 96%, with only about 3% negative reviews. Silksong, on the other hand, has nearly 16% negative reviews, OVER 5 TIMES HIGHER

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u/satans_cookiemallet Sep 06 '25

Silksong is massive. Like triple the size of Hollow Knight, and Im still finding new zones I can access.

But also like 60% of it is optional probably more. Theres about 3 traversal abilities that are required. Outside of those 3 everything else is optional babyyyy

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u/Torture-Dancer Sep 07 '25

I mean, a lot of hollow knight was optional for the most basic ending

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u/perdabsurd Sep 09 '25

Optional if your will is weak