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HOLLOW KNIGHT
Switch    
Team Cherry Release Date:
Jun 12, 2018 Also On:
PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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Hollow Knight is a 2D action-adventure Developer:
Team Cherry
game with an emphasis on traditional 2D animation and Genre(s): Action Adventure, General
skillful gameplay. Journey to Hallownest, a vast and # of players:
No Online Multiplayer
ancient underground kingdom inhabited by a bizarre
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 #8 Best Switch Game of 2018
Negative: 0 Negative: 48
 #3 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
Nintendo Force Magazine alexozzycake
100 10 Oct 9, 2018  #15 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018
Sep 5, 2018

There's never a low point. Only the desire for more. Ridiculously good game, especially for the price. I was
[Issue #35 – September/October 2018, p. 17] astonished at just how much content and depth this
game had and didn't expect to be… Expand
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Hollow Knight’s cryptic lore doled out in pieces leads me
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to believe I saved Hollownest in my ending, but an after- I’m about 10 hrs in and feel like I haven’t even scratched
credits screen shows a 73% completion in 27 hours of the surface of this game. My gaming life started with Hardware Reviews: Nintendo Switch
play. I may have finished, but I’m far from done. I still watching my dad play Metroid… Expand
have tons of upgrades, optional bosses, a true ending and Nov/Dec Games Preview
a mantis to overcome. And I’m itching to jump back in. 39
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10 Feb 18, 2020
Hobby Consolas
95
Jun 27, 2018
As charming as it looks, the game is significantly difficult
borrowing elements from games like Dark Souls, so be
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Hollow Knight won't leave you hollow; quite the prepared for a really tough… Expand By Metascore By user score
opposite. This incredible 'metroidvania', most likely the
best example the genre has met in over 20 years, will 0
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leave you full with a feeling only a few games have Tetris Effect: Connected
95
achieved: the feeling of having played a masterpiece.
MMChilly 92 A Monster's Expedition
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91 Unavowed
10/10 Have played again. This game is an amazing
metroidvania game, and does so much right. The 90 DUSK
Nintendo Life
90 difficulty of the bosses scale just right, so… Expand
Jun 19, 2018
90 The Forgotten City
Hollow Knight is a big, beautiful, forbidding 0
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Metroidvania that's absolutely thick with detail. From its 88 Metroid Dread
punchy combat system to its charming art and sound
88 Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare
design, this is one of the finest adventures you can have Creeeamy
on Nintendo Switch.
10 Mar 2, 2019 87 Quake Remastered
Hollow knight is a masterpiece of gaming and a must
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play for anyone who has the time and patience. Brutal in 87 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
nature and unforgiving hollow… Expand
86 Sumire
Gamersky
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86 Raiden IV x Mikado Remix
Jul 16, 2018

Hollow Knight is absolutely a masterpiece. The art style 86 Bustafellows

is fantastic, the level designs are outstanding, and battles Critine
are challenging and fun. If you enjoy Metroidvania 9 Jun 25, 2020 86 Overboard!
games, don't hesitate trying it.
My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is 85 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
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85 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Hollow Knight is absolutely flawless in its story despite…
Expand 85 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
SpazioGames
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Jun 29, 2018 85 Monster Train First Class
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Hollow Knight confirms on Switch all the good it
84 Mushihimesama
displayed in its PC version: we're talking about one of
the best (if not the best) metroidvania of recent years, Superlad12 83 Castlevania Advance Collection
graced by gorgeous art direction and a fantastic level of 0 Jan 27, 2021
challenge. A must buy if you're not afraid of difficult 82 Spelunky
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Dark and beautiful, you’ll come for Hollow Knight’s
visual appeal, but you’ll stay for the challenge and
responsive combat.

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