"A hand-drawn 2D platformer with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews? What is this?"
After more than fifty hours of playing: A masterpiece.

It is a game that reveals its story in tiny fragmets. You are not never told where to go. You rely on hints, some mentioned, some guessed. The game rewards exploration and intuition. After obtaining new abilities you will find yourself returning to areas you have already visited to get past obstacles you couldn't before to reveal yet another tiny piece of the puzzle this story has to share. And the journey is breathtaking. From the green paths to depths void of life or light - the music, the atmosphere, is immersive.

For all its "cuteness" however, the game is not for casual players. It takes effort to overcome the dangers the world of bugs presents us with, more so when endgame is reached and boss battles become even more complex than any before them and very, very unforgiving. Sometimes I wish that the "passive" content was more difficult than it is, but the endgame challenges more than make up for it. Challenges which my unrefined 2d platformer skills can't cope with. I can easily see myself pouring ten times the hours I have invested yet to accomplish, and I hope that one day I will find the time.

Hollow Knight is easily one of the best games I have ever played. A worthy candidate for world's must-play list to be sure. And if you have read all of this, heed one warning: DO. NOT. GOOGLE. SOLUTIONS. Keep exploring the areas. Keep trying the bosses. Have fun. This game has a lot to offer you.

"A hand-drawn 2D platformer with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews? What is this?" After more than fifty hours of playing: A masterpiece. It is a game that reveals its story in tiny fragmets. You are not never told where to go. You rely on hints, some mentioned, some guessed. The game rewards exploration and intuition. After obtaining new abilities you will find yourself returning to areas you have already visited to get past obstacles you couldn't before to reveal yet another tiny piece of the puzzle this story has to share. And the journey is breathtaking. From the green paths to depths void of life or light - the music, the atmosphere, is immersive. For all its "cuteness" however, the game is not for casual players. It takes effort to overcome the dangers the world of bugs presents us with, more so when endgame is reached and boss battles become even more complex than any before them and very, very unforgiving. Sometimes I wish that the "passive" content was more difficult than it is, but the endgame challenges more than make up for it. Challenges which my unrefined 2d platformer skills can't cope with. I can easily see myself pouring ten times the hours I have invested yet to accomplish, and I hope that one day I will find the time. Hollow Knight is easily one of the best games I have ever played. A worthy candidate for world's must-play list to be sure. And if you have read all of this, heed one warning: DO. NOT. GOOGLE. SOLUTIONS. Keep exploring the areas. Keep trying the bosses. Have fun. This game has a lot to offer you.