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Hollow Knight

Developed by
  1. Team Cherry
Published by
  1. Team Cherry
Peak #20
Current #20
Top 250 96%
Gem Peak #62

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Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

$14.99
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Dates

Released
2017-02-24 (5 years ago)
First review
2017-02-24 (5 years ago)
Age on Steam
2,044 days (5.6 years)

Reviews

Total reviews verified
248,382 219,928 (89%)
Review breakdown
241,330 (97.2%) 7,052 (2.8%)
Review velocity
121 reviews per day
Days in top 1000
2,043 (99%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Pricing

Release price
$14.99 (2017-02-24)
Lowest price (earliest)
$5.99 at 2022-05-03
Average price
$14.07
Average discount
$8.42
Number of discounts
34
Days discounted
287 (14%)
Estimated gross sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Estimated net sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. Metroidvania 4159
  2. Souls-like 3489
  3. Platformer 3180
  4. Great Soundtrack 2993
  5. Difficult 2826
  6. 2D 2825
  7. Indie 2460
  8. Atmospheric 2317
  9. Exploration 2246
  10. Singleplayer 2246
  11. Adventure 2085
  12. Story Rich 2005
  13. Hand-drawn 1554
  14. Action 1481
  15. Dark Fantasy 1371
  16. Multiple Endings 1362
  17. Open World 1246
  18. Cute 1209
  1. Controller 932
  2. Side Scroller 863

Tags below the threshold do not have enough votes to be considered valid for this game yet.

Details last updated: September 29, 2022 05:07

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