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Hollow Knight

Developed by
  1. Team Cherry
Published by
  1. Team Cherry
Peak #21
Current #21
Top 250 95%
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
First review
2017-02-24
Age on Steam
1,702 days (4.6 years)

Reviews

Reviews of which
Verified Steam purchases
179,649 157,737 (88%)
Reviews per day
105
Positive reviews
174,376 (97.1%)
Days in top 1000
1,699 (99%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
5M–16M 10,410,642

Pricing

Release price
$14.99 (2017-02-24)
Lowest price (earliest)
$7.49 (2019-10-28)
Average price
$14.14
Average discount
$8.70
Number of discounts
27
Days discounted
230 (13.5%)
Estimated gross sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
$58M–$174M $116,293,118
Estimated net sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
$34M–$101M $67,159,275

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 3573
  2. Souls-like 3137
  3. Platformer 2762
  4. Great Soundtrack 2532
  5. Difficult 2374
  6. 2D 2319
  7. Indie 2005
  8. Atmospheric 1939
  9. Exploration 1877
  10. Singleplayer 1846
  11. Adventure 1742
  12. Story Rich 1657
  13. Hand-drawn 1335
  14. Action 1241
  15. Dark Fantasy 1148
  16. Multiple Endings 1093
  17. Open World 1034
  18. Cute 1004
  1. Controller 760
  2. Side Scroller 715

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

Details last updated: October 20, 2021 04:45

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