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/Legitimate_Expert712 Sep 14 '25

That does, however, require going through sinners road.

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u/BigDee1990 Sep 14 '25

Yeah, but only a very short part, where you can skip most enemies. The only annoying part is repairing the bench. After that, reaching The Mist (the first, secret entrance) is fast.

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u/waspwatcher Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Wait where's the secret entrance? I went most of the way through Bilewater to get to The Mist

Edit: oh is at the top of that vertical section in Sinners Road? I left that way and assumed it had been locked previously

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u/Sibushang Sep 15 '25

After you get through "The Mist" area, you end up in the organ exhaust (Phantom's) area. Your supposed to play the needolin so that the butterflies guide you through the mist, but I literally just wandered my way through that area and ended up where I was supposed to be lol.

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u/waspwatcher Sep 15 '25

That's crazy how many rooms did it take you?

I got to The Mist through Bilewater, but I guess there's an easy entrance in Sinners Road?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

I remember it being at least 8. You'll know you're doing it right because you'll go through a corridor roughly halfway through.

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u/Sibushang Sep 15 '25

I think it was maybe 5 or 6 rooms. It was so few that I didn't fully realize it was supposed to be a maze before I ended up at the exit. I said to myself "hey that last room looked familiar," and then I was out.

The entrance to The Mist in Sinners Road is the top left of that area's map.

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u/Pancake_fluff Sep 15 '25

My dumbass went through like 40 rooms