Hollow Knight

Video game fandom
Name	Hollow Knight
Developer(s)	Team Cherry
Publisher(s)	Team Cherry
Release date	24 February 2017 (Microsoft Windows) 11 April 2017 (macOS, Linux) 12 June 2018 (Nintendo Switch) 25 September 2018(PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Platform(s)	PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One
External link(s)	Hollow Knight official website, Steam page
Hollow Knight art by hyamei
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Hollow Knight is a 2017 game released by the Australian game design group Team Cherry. It is an action/adventure platformer and metroidvania in which the player plays as the Knight, exploring the ruined kingdom of Hallownest and uncovering its secrets. The game has enjoyed popularity and favorable reviews since its release, and the fandom remains active. In particular, fans are eagerly awaiting the sequel game Silksong since it was announced in 2019, though it does not yet have a release date.

History

Team Cherry also released official tie-in comics, including one about Quirrel (Google Drive link).

Canon

Story

Spoiler Warning: This article or section may contain spoilers. If this bothers you, proceed with caution.

Fandom

Speedrunning and Modding

Speedrunning and modding are prominent activities among the fan community, sometimes combined. Some prominent speedrunners are fireb0rngg and Skurry.

A number of prominent mods; especially randomizers (that put the items in different, randomized locations) are popular as they allow for novel gameplay.

Hollow Knight: Pale Court is basically a fan-made DLC that adds a lot of backstory for the Five Great Knights.

Silksong Anticipation

Since the sequel was announced, there has been much fan anticipation. People speculated about new characters revealed in a March 2019 announcement, particularly Lace, who is often shipped with Hornet.

Some fans are creating art or stories to count down (or really count up) until Silksong's release, e.g. WeeblesJeebles has a daily series of fanart called "Day <x> of poorly drawing hollow knight until silksong comes out".

Others made their own mods in anticipation of the release. (e.g.: Horo Nite: Solksing)

Fanworks

Fanart

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  For the Protection of the Kingdom by PeriPapaya

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  Hollow Knight by hyamei

• expressions by Aspidiske (Tumblr link)
• a watcher’s journal: pictograms and typography, ^{Archived version} by Aspidiske, showing Lurien, Monomon, and the Hallownest writing system
• People really seemed to like my humanized vessel and hornet, so I made the five knights a little family portrait!, ^{Archived version} by Sam Olsen
• Drawing every character, Day 72: The Hunter, part of a series to draw every character in the game by 1cefinix (Artstation, ^{Archived version})
• Greenpath speedpainting, ^{Archived version} by u/1cefinix, 2021
• A crossover fan art, my beloved Hollow Knight game and no-face man. Happy Easter!, ^{Archived version} by u/TotoroGuo, 2021 -- crossover fanart with Spirited Away

Videos

• The (Mostly) Complete Lore of Hollow Knight, ^{Archived version} by mossbag
• Shape of Unn (Parody), ^{Archived version} by TekTonic
• Hollow Knight Synthsong: Synthmaster's Playlist, synthwave remixes of the soundtrack by MAT. Combined with art and lore snippets building a cyberpunk AU of the game.
• PUPA Hollow Knight AMV, ^{Archived version} by Kandy Songbird
• a sleeping ghost (Hollow Knight Animatic) by Soar 319
• EPOCH meme | Hollow Knight AMV by Fabycinder
• Hollow Knight | Touch-Tone Telephone PMV by Kandy Songbird

Fanfiction

• Stag Beetles and Broken Legs, ^{Archived version} by Aryashi, relationshipcrimes
• Cornifer's Compendium: Short Tales from the World of Hollow Knight, ^{Archived version}, by CorundumBleu

Communities

• Hollow Knight subreddit, ^{Archived version}
• Hollow Knight Memes subreddit, ^{Archived version}
• Hollow Knight Art subreddit, ^{Archived version}
• Hollow Knight Stories subreddit, ^{Archived version}
• Team Cherry Steam Community, ^{Archived version}
• Hollow Knight Steam Community, ^{Archived version}
• Hollow Knight Modding - Discord for mods

Resources

• Hollow Knight Wiki -- (Fandom.com wiki is deprecated as of October 2023)