Hollow Knight overview

Overview

Hollow Knight comes from Team Cherry and is published by Team Cherry. It arrived on Steam on Feb 24, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, and Remote Play on TV. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Hollow Knight's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4,995 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:03:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 95,428. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 97% positive across 556,114 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Hollow Knight is available in 11 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Hollow Knight has sold up to 9,000,000 units and has 503,548 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $95,100,000. On Twitch, 70 streamers are live with around 374 total watchers.

Hollow Knight overview details

Hollow Knight combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Hollow Knight Expands with Free Content Godmaster - Take your place amongst the Gods. New Characters and Quest. New Boss Fights. Available Now! Lifeblood - A Kingdom Upgraded! New Boss. Upgraded Bosses. Tweaks and Refinements across the whole game. The Grimm Troupe - Light the Nightmare Lantern. Summon the Troupe. New Major Quest. New Boss Fights. New Charms. New Enemies. New Friends. Hidden Dreams - Mighty new foes emerge! New Boss fights. New Upgrades. New Music. Brave the Depths of a Forgotten Kingdom Beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth sleeps an ancient, ruined kingdom. Many are drawn below the surface, searching for riches, or glory, or answers to old secrets. Hollow Knight is a classically styled 2D action adventure across a vast interconnected world. Explore twisting caverns, ancient cities and deadly wastes; battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs; and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom's heart. Game Features Classic side-scrolling action, with all the modern trimmings. Tightly tuned 2D controls. Dodge, dash and slash your way through even the most deadly adversaries. Explore a vast interconnected world of forgotten highways, overgrown wilds and ruined cities. Forge your own path! The world of Hallownest is expansive and open. Choose which paths you take, which enemies you face and find your own way forward. Evolve with powerful new skills and abilities! Gain spells, strength and speed. Leap to new heights on ethereal wings. Dash forward in a blazing flash. Blast foes with fiery Soul! Equip Charms! Ancient relics that offer bizarre new po…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Hollow Knight is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, and Remote Play on TV, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4,995 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:03:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 95,428, and 97% positive reviews.

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