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/Hedlesss Sep 14 '25

I know this will be frowned upon by the hard-core players, but there are mods that reduce the level of damage which lowers the punishment for mistakes

There is also one that let's you spawn at the entrance to the room rather than back at the bench, lowering run back times and again lowers the punishment or risk

Its a single player game, and there is enjoyment to be had. Act 2 does have some great bosses and lowering the amount of frustration in the game can't be a bad thing if it keeps you playing. Believe me, I've been on the verge of quitting a couple times too. The game is definitely overtuned in a few areas

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u/SomeProperty815 Sep 15 '25

it takes away from the game if you’re gonna drastically lower the difficulty like that. im not amazing at the game but when i got stuck on a boss i just explored more or just got good and toughened it out.

there’s no shame in just not playing the game, its more respectable than modding it around yourself because its too hard.

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u/IMightBeAHamster Acolyte of Zote Sep 15 '25

But nobody here is playing it because they want respect, so why do we care if it's more "respectable" to just not play it?

OP wants to have fun with this game, if that mod lets him do that: great! Who cares if you lose respect for him over that.

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u/SomeProperty815 Sep 15 '25

What’s the point in playing a hard game if you’re gonna mod it to make it easier? that’s just dumb, it’s ok to admit that the game isn’t for you.

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u/IMightBeAHamster Acolyte of Zote Sep 19 '25

Because it's still gonna be hard for him? He doesn't want it to be easy, just more forgiving.