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Hollow Knight: Silksong Review — Nintendo Switch / PC

9.5 out of 10 — one of 2026's essential games

Team Cherry's sequel trades the slow dread of Hallownest for speed, song and a kingdom that fights back. It was worth every year of the wait.

Rory McAllister · 10 Jul 2026 · 8 min read

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