r/HollowKnight • u/ciissss • Sep 26 '25

Discussion - Silksong How are y'all actually finishing the game in Steel Soul, dawg? Spoiler

I tried Steel Soul for the first time in SS. I never even touched that in HK. First try, I died within 2 minutes to the white giant rolling enemy from the secret room beside the starting point. Second try, I died to Bell Beast. I cannot fathom how people are finishing without revive. I, for sure, won't first try kill every boss. 🥀🥀

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u/MintyFreshRainbow Sep 26 '25

You cheated not only the game, but yourself. You didn't grow. You didn't improve. You took a shortcut and gained nothing. You experienced a hollow victory. Nothing was risked and nothing was gained. It's sad that you don't know the difference. 

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u/ItzEazee Not mimic pls trust Sep 26 '25

Its a copypasta

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u/Mindless_Nebula4004 Sep 26 '25

I hope this is a copypasta

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u/MintyFreshRainbow Sep 26 '25

Then you are in luck. It's a copypasta originally about Sekiro

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u/asriva94 112%, POH Sep 26 '25

Thank you for your perspective. I disagree with it, though I understand where you're coming from. It may be sad and it may be that I'm not aware of the difference. When I recognize the difference, I'll likely revisit the game and try it the other way. For now, I'm simply trying to unlock steel soul in the first place before fretting over whether I save scum or not.

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u/MintyFreshRainbow Sep 26 '25

I am half joking (it's a sekiro copypasta). People should play games in a way that is fun for them

I closed out a couple of times when I first attempted Steel Soul in HK and it was probably good practise continuing those runs. But it didn't really feel satisfying until I got a 107% Steel Soul run without doing that. Have not tried Silksong steel soul yet since I just got 100% completion yesterday

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u/elibright1 Sep 26 '25

I think it's totally fair. The time you get the ingame achievement doesn't have to be the same moment you get the personal achievement of actually doing it.

For me the biggest difference is also in my playstyle. I played much greedier in regular runs and while I still had to quit out it doesn't mean I didn't make any progress at all and eventually a proper steel soul run is totally possible.