Why It Ranks
“A vast world beneath the surface.” — The Indie Giant. Scored 25/30.
Score Breakdown
The Review
Hollow Knight is the greatest Metroidvania since Super Metroid. Team Cherry — a three-person studio — built a world so vast and interconnected that it puts most AAA games to shame. Hallownest is hauntingly beautiful, the charm system allows deep build customization, and the boss fights escalate from challenging to genuinely brutal. The Pantheon of Hallownest is one of the hardest challenges in modern gaming. That this entire masterpiece was made by three people in Adelaide, Australia, is almost unbelievable.
Fun Fact
Team Cherry originally crowdfunded the game on Kickstarter for AUD $57,000 — it has since sold over 3 million copies.
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