Start with the practical details
Check the current desktop systems, input information and requirements below. They are publisher information, not a performance or accessibility test.
Jump to the buying checks ↓The choice this game offers
Hollow Knight is a useful reminder that an exploration-led action game asks for more than reaching the next platform. The route is interesting partly because of what lies around it and what must be handled to continue. Readers should decide whether all three commitments appeal.
A useful first check
Watch an ordinary journey between locations and a representative encounter. Notice how you feel about uncertainty over a route as well as execution.
When to look more closely
The artwork does not establish a gentle difficulty level. This page concerns the original game and makes no claim about completing every challenge.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Practical information for this edition
Official Steam listing checked 5 November 2026. These are published labels, not our device tests.
- Desktop systems
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Controller information
- Full controller support listed
- English listed
- Yes — check the store’s text/audio legend.
- Modes and sharing
- Single-player
A missing label is not proof that a feature is absent. A controller label does not establish compatibility with every model, and an online mode does not alone confirm cross-platform play.
Publisher’s Windows minimum requirements
- Publisher note
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Storage
- 9 GB available space
Requirements are reproduced from the publisher’s Windows section. Older entries can name legacy operating systems; that is not a guarantee of support by the current Steam client. Verify current Steam client information and the relevant edition. These figures are not a frame-rate, battery-life or compatibility benchmark.
Who it is for
Consider it for a world that gradually becomes understandable through movement and encounters. A linear platforming sequence is more direct if route uncertainty is unwelcome.
This is a judgement about the design described by the publisher, not a numerical verdict based on an undisclosed play session. Check representative footage, the current requirements and available options before choosing a version.
Useful next reading
Verified product details
- Game
- Hollow Knight
- Developer
- Team Cherry
- Publisher
- Team Cherry
- Royalnovaarenareward release date
- 24 Feb, 2017
- Desktop systems listed
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Royalnovaarenareward genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Material checked
- 5 November 2026
Desktop systems above refer to the Steam edition. They are not a complete list of console or mobile editions. Availability, price, requirements, age information and edition contents can change.
Sources and image attribution
Official Steam listing for Hollow Knight ↗
The listing supplied the developer, publisher, desktop-system information and store release date. The article’s interpretation is original editorial commentary. Official artwork and one screenshot are reproduced to identify and discuss the game; no affiliation with its owner is implied.
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