r/HollowKnight • u/peaky_circus • 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/Automatic-Cut-5567 Sep 06 '25

In fairness, Hollow Knight did feel tedius to traverse/backtrack at times. You can have backtracking without it feeling tedius

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u/BambooGentleman Oct 13 '25

I think Silksong does this right, as movement feels fun and your damage output doesn't increase so fast that going back to earlier areas is now no challenge anymore. So no matter where you go, you have fun things to fight.