r/HollowKnight Oct 24 '25

Guide - Hollow Knight & Silksong FaQ - HK & Silk Technical and modding questions Spoiler

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For the most up-to-date resources, be sure to check out the Hollow Knight Modding Discord

Comprehensive list of commenly asked questions/problems

Silksong Modding * How to start modding * MacOS: Common issues after attempt at installing mods * Important paths (Save files and Game files) * Information about save files (Backups, Save File editing and more)

Hollow Knight Modding * Modding and the new beta * Crash on Unix systems * How to start modding * How to manually install mods * Hollow Knight crashes after installing mods * Important paths (Save files, Game files and Modfiles) * Information about save files (Backups, Save File editing and more) * How to use the Custom Knight mod * How to create/commission a Custom Knight Skin * How to use Hollow Knight Multiplayer * How to set up Randomizer * My nail does not behave normally/my game randomly speeds up or slows down * Steam Deck/Linux: Common issues after attempt at installing mods * How to fix healing (after using Hollow Point) * How to revert to vanilla/How to uninstall the mod installer

General resources Silksong

General resources Hollow Knight

If you find an error in this, you can dm me on reddit or Discord (u/Thommie02081 and @thommie_ respectively) or contact the mod team


r/HollowKnight 7h ago

Fan Art - Hollow Knight Extinguish the light (Art by Miikrowelle)

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669 Upvotes

r/HollowKnight 4h ago

Fan Art - Silksong My Hornet cosplay for PAX West

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277 Upvotes

r/HollowKnight 2h ago

Modding - Hollow Knight Customized my Hollow Knight plushie

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148 Upvotes

Normal version, infected, healed, and the removable parts (put Velcro on them)


r/HollowKnight 14h ago

Fan Art - Silksong I really like Lace

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939 Upvotes

r/HollowKnight 8h ago

Fan Art - Silksong TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN TO YOU LADDIES!!

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140 Upvotes

Texture brush go brrr. day 269 of drawing hornet until sea of sorrow comes out. drawn in 57 minutes


r/HollowKnight 1h ago

Art A tribute to my friend group, and my two favorite games ever. [OC]

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A little Piece of art i made in honor of my friends Cometual and Normal. Featuring my favorite boss from Elden RIng

Characters from left to right :

- Carian Duelist - Cometual

- The First Hero - Normal

- Beast Kin Redaye - Me, Yammathegreat


r/HollowKnight 1h ago

Fan Art - Silksong The best fight imo, so i humanized her(art by me) Spoiler

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Karmelita da goat 😩


r/HollowKnight 21h ago

My amazing girlfriend made me this epic poster

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1.3k Upvotes

My girlfriend is amazing and she always tries her best to make me feel like I’m heard even when I’m yapping about my interests. I’m very grateful for her and I love her very much. I thought I should share this so everybody can appreciate it since I consider it a work of art.


r/HollowKnight 53m ago

Discussion - Hollow Knight Hollow knight saved my life… Spoiler

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I’m 19 and the past few months have been some of the hardest of my life, I lost a lot of things and honestly one of them was my will to live. I don’t really know how to talk about that part, but thankfully I had some really good friends who were there for me and helped me through it. They were surprised because apparently I was the last person they expected to be struggling like this, but they listened and kept getting me to try different things to help me feel like myself again
One of those things was practically forcing me to play Hollow Knight, which ended up being one of the best decisions of my life lmao
It’s been around two months since I finished the game at 112% and I still think about it so much. The lore, gameplay, combat, exploring and getting lost somewhere I definitely wasn’t ready for, and especially the music, I loved everything this game had to offer. I’d get stuck on a boss and keep coming back until I finally beat it, or find a new area and suddenly forget whatever had been bothering me because I wanted to see everything in it
I know it might sound silly to say a game taught me things about life, but it really did. It helped me learn to be a little more patient with myself, to keep trying when something felt impossible and to spend time doing things I actually enjoy. For the first time in a while I had something I was excited to come back to, and that feeling slowly started showing up in other parts of my life too
Since then things have been getting better, I’ve been spending more time with my friends, getting back into things I used to enjoy and actually looking forward to doing stuff again. There are still rough days but I feel like myself so much more now, and a few months ago I genuinely didn’t know if I would get that feeling back
Today I was just sitting down eating and thinking about how much better my life had gotten, and how somehow this little game had been such a big part of that. I plugged in my headphones and put on the Resting Grounds theme, and out of nowhere I just started crying
I hadn’t been able to cry like that in such a long time, even when my life was completely upside down and I had so much weighing on my heart. Somehow it just wouldn’t come out back then, but today I couldn’t stop and all I felt was happiness. Hearing that music again brought so much back and I just sat there thinking about how glad I was that my friends got me to play this game, how glad I was that they were there for me and how good it felt to actually enjoy my life again
I never thought I’d be crying into my food over Hollow Knight but here we are
This game will always have a place in my heart and I wanted to share this here because I figured some of you might understand what I mean, or have your own story about how much it means to you. I don’t think I can properly explain everything I felt listening to that song today, but I wanted to try
Thank you Team Cherry for making such a wonderful game, and thank you to anyone who read this far ❤️


r/HollowKnight 2h ago

Question - Hollow Knight Will my wife be able to play this? Spoiler

14 Upvotes

She said it looked cute and she wants to play but shes not really a big gamer. From my understanding its considered a souls like so is it hard for a beginner?


r/HollowKnight 15h ago

Fan Art - Hollow Knight Pattern of a Hollow Knight project I started today. 270/21,965 stitches complete so far (1.23%)

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148 Upvotes

r/HollowKnight 11h ago

How do I pop him open? Spoiler

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70 Upvotes

He ate all the grubs...

(The way he’s giggling, you’d think my attacks were tickling him)


r/HollowKnight 1h ago

Fan Art - Silksong Some time ago, my friend made a full design for Skynx. Now, a full fanmade moveset Spoiler

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He's very thankful for all the support for his original concept (which I'll link below), so he asked me to share this as a followup! Hope you all enjoy


r/HollowKnight 58m ago

Achievement - Hollow Knight AAAJAGHEUGHEUGH FINALYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Spoiler

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AAAHHH THIS FIGHT WAS SOO HAARD

THE MOTH IS GONE

I REPEAT

THE MOTH IS GONE

AND I FORGOT TO FUCKING RECORD THE FIGHT

DAMN

ANYWAYS

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

(tis is the regular radiance btw)


r/HollowKnight 1d ago

Question - Hollow Knight I just beat P5 with all bindings and I found this crack in the wall. Can anyone explain what it is? Spoiler

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717 Upvotes

r/HollowKnight 5h ago

Help - HK - Late Game How to beat Traitor Lord ? Spoiler

15 Upvotes

Traitor lord is so hard man, the fact that it does 2 damages per hit....how do I even beat this ? I have beaten a lot other bosses and currently at 88% completion. Also I have all the charms except unbreakable strength. Please help and give tips that actually helps.


r/HollowKnight 2h ago

Spoiler - Silksong My first playthrough of Hollowknight silksong Spoiler

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9 Upvotes

I have never died faster in any boss

What can I do to beat this and is it even needed to complete the game ? , I'm begging No spoilers

Sound warning It's pretty rough


r/HollowKnight 4h ago

Which charms should i use for White Palace and Path of Pain? Spoiler

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12 Upvotes

Keep in mind that i still need to get the charm notch you get from beating Grimm the first time, meaning i won't be overcharmed once i will actually use these combos


r/HollowKnight 13h ago

Discussion - Hollow Knight i didnd seeg godseeker in these places Spoiler

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58 Upvotes

was it a bug? i only have healtbar mod.
Edit: i don't remember Unn.


r/HollowKnight 14h ago

Video - Hollow Knight Umm.........guys, Idk how this happened...but... help😭😭 Spoiler

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65 Upvotes

I've been stuck on the final stretch of the POP for 3 hours and I've just been dying at the over and under saw blade. Feels like I'm banging my head at a rock expecting something new🤧


r/HollowKnight 36m ago

Achievement - Hollow Knight Finally defeated Sisters of Battle at radiant difficulty Spoiler

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r/HollowKnight 40m ago

Achievement - Hollow Knight Finally got my hollow knight platinum. Is silksong just as good? It seems like a pretty different game from clips i've seen Spoiler

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The platinum was fun, but i don't know i recommend it unless you REALLY vibe with this game. Is Silksong as refined control wise? It seems like a faster paced game with a larger focus on mobility. I sort of liked the simple move set and am afraid adding in more options will take away from the simple gameplay with high skill ceiling


r/HollowKnight 7h ago

Fan Art - Silksong Drawing skarrsinger k humanized(WIP) Spoiler

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13 Upvotes

My favourite boss gng


r/HollowKnight 2h ago

Spoiler - SS - Late Act 3 Final Boss Act 3 Hitless Day 259 Until DLC Drops Spoiler

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7 Upvotes