Indie Gems: Hollow Knight

Rashko Temelkovski

May 28, 2017

Starting this week, we'll be occasionally writing about Indie games that are a true delight to play; Basically, games that deserve more attention than what they're getting. We're breaking the ice with Hollow Knight, a fantastic Metroidvania platformer developed by Team Cherry.

Why you should play it

Metroidvania done right!
Huge, atmospheric world to explore
Lots of boss fights that are truly challenging
Impressive enemy variety
From-zero-to-hero concept that makes you want to keep playing
Excellent controls and response time
Music that never gets in the way

What might put you off

It takes time for the game to really "get going"
Occasional difficulty spikes that are downright ridiculous
It's Metroidvania: you either love the backtracking or despise it!
No regular saving - must use predefined save points

Plays similarly to

Any Metroidvania game (but more polished than most); Ori and the Blind Forest, Cave Story, La-Mulana

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Indie Gems: Hollow Knight

Why you should play it

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