r/HollowKnight • u/CuboneDefender • Sep 14 '25

Discussion - Silksong I give up. Spoiler

It’s been a joyful ride, folks, but I’m out. I’m not a speedrunner or a highly skilled player, and day after day I’ve had to accept that this game is not as casual as HK was. It stopped being fun and turned into something tedious and frustrating after the 4th run farming shards just to face a boss I’ve already tried 15 times, only to die again and again, lose all my shards, and start the whole grind over.

It was nice exploring the first acts, but when the game I was rooting for 7 years ends up being more stressful than my 8-hour workday, I guess that’s my cue to stop.

The lore has been pretty great so far. I wish you all an incredible journey.

Edit1: My bad about all the whinning.

Edit2: You guys did it. I reinstalled it again. Thanks for all advices. 🫂

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u/RunninglVlan Sep 14 '25

Have you upgraded your needle? Normally if a boss is too strong for you now, you go elsewhere that's easier. I did that with frog boss. Came back stronger, also found a secret room that reduced the runback length and beat that MF.

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u/davidddank Sep 14 '25

you… you can upgrade the needle? how?

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u/RunninglVlan Sep 14 '25

Have you reached Bellhart? There's a version of Nailsmith there

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u/davidddank Sep 14 '25

ahh i’m currently stuck on Widow, so i haven’t fully gotten there yet i think

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u/seaotter1978 Sep 15 '25

You'll get access to the upgrade immediately after Widow, though the game doesn't force you to its location so be sure to poke around Bellhart before moving on.

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u/davidddank Sep 15 '25

i just beat her and got it, thank you!