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Hollow Knight cover art

Hollow Knight

Team Cherry · 2017-02-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 12, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), 2017 (Wii U), Feb 24, 2017 (Linux), Sep 25, 2018 (Xbox One), Apr 11, 2017 (Mac), Sep 25, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

6,801
playing now
97%
positive of 559k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
813
twitch viewers (latest)
91/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
92/100
IGDB user rating (2221 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend
36h
to beat · rushed 17h · completionist 73h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

6,801 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Hollow Knight is a 2017 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Australian independent development studio Team Cherry. The player controls a nameless insectoid warrior in exploring Hallownest, a fallen kingdom plagued by a supernatural disease. The game is set in diverse subterranean locations, featuring friendly and hostile insectoid characters and numerous bosses. Players have the opportunity to unlock abilities as they explore, along with pieces of lore and flavour text that are spread throughout the kingdom.

Trailer

Hollow Knight trailer thumbnail

Hollow Knight - Release Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 6,801 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51,985 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6,498/week).
  • · Review velocity down 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 14M–34M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 558,815 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.09 at GOG (2020-11-27) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 12 of 28 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30k30k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 797 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 732 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,003 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,188 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,569 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 913 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4,846 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 912 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,091 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,381 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 608 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3,315 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3,894 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5,770 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4,345 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4,643 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4,259 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4,399 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,960 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5,015 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3,955 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5,812 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4,844 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3,334 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3,075 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5,735 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5,823 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6,267 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4,150 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,443 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3,204 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3,057 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4,734 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7,060 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7,120 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4,254 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,871 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6,880 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6,602 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6,876 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5,753 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 227 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5,248 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3,972 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7,263 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 350 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5,620 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6,344 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,313 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3,215 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,450 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6,837 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6,049 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6,757 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4,245 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4,548 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,863 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,123 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3,402 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6,940 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4,396 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3,630 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3,625 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6,852 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5,183 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5,680 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3,830 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5,041 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4,349 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,869 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4,371 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6,863 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 361 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4,424 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,621 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,522 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5,231 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6,190 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7,332 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 403 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4,384 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5,147 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5,512 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4,744 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4,675 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6,426 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 332 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10,854 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 572 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 29,850 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,872 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15,223 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 619 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12,156 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 498 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9,226 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 421 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9,120 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 462 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6,171 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5,393 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4,504 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4,276 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4,577 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6,382 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4,223 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 174 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10k5.7k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,641 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6,258 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 9,249 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 8,006 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 7,006 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 9,633 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 8,599 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 7,350 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 10,096 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 8,999 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6,007 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 9,232 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,476 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5,785 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 9,471 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 7,216 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 5,810 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 8,675 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 9,447 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 6,062 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 7,281 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 7,831 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 7,005 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 7,772 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 7,938 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 6,176 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 6,338 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 8,383 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 6,801 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.00$7.492015-11-282026-08-302015-11-28 — best price $15.002017-07-10 — best price $14.992017-11-22 — best price $9.892018-01-11 — best price $9.892018-03-22 — best price $14.992018-07-02 — best price $9.892018-10-01 — best price $9.892018-11-28 — best price $14.992019-01-25 — best price $9.892019-04-30 — best price $14.992019-07-22 — best price $14.992019-11-28 — best price $7.492020-01-31 — best price $14.992020-05-27 — best price $7.492020-09-10 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-03-25 — best price $7.492021-08-07 — best price $7.492021-11-19 — best price $7.492022-01-10 — best price $14.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-10-24 — best price $7.492022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-01-16 — best price $15.002023-04-20 — best price $14.992023-08-25 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $7.492024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $7.492025-01-23 — best price $7.492025-07-18 — best price $14.992026-01-02 — best price $14.992026-05-28 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.3k9892026-05-30 — 1,290 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,523 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,390 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,462 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,218 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,115 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1,357 pageviews2026-06-20 — 1,024 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,182 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,177 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,207 pageviews2026-07-02 — 1,049 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,138 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,160 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,020 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1,083 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1,068 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,139 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,582 pageviews2026-07-26 — 1,183 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,185 pageviews2026-08-01 — 990 pageviews2026-08-04 — 1,110 pageviews2026-08-07 — 1,061 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1,532 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1,236 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,425 pageviews2026-08-19 — 1,234 pageviews2026-08-22 — 1,078 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,425 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,268 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4.3k1832026-08-27 23:34 — 582 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 497 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 547 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 401 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 245 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 183 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 221 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 272 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 296 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1,483 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 4,307 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 1,174 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 547 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 637 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 1,107 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1,347 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 366 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 313 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 405 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 650 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 677 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 647 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 563 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 1,236 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 487 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 449 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 414 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 335 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 312 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 532 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 419 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 384 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 813 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
76.8%
earned "Charmed"
25.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)118,8107%63
PS4 (PlayStation)73,83514%35
PS4 (PlayStation)58,92315%35
Switch (Nintendo)7,8810%0
PS5 (PlayStation)5,64614%35

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieActionAdventureDifficultHand-drawnPlatformerSouls-likeStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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