Hollow Knight

HK

gameAUAU2017
Updated last week
Last deep analysis: never
Popular Love
100
Signal Breakdown
Wiki Activity
Social Sentiment
Fan Works
Cross Platform Breadth Reach
Audience Score Reach
90-Day Trend
True Feel
96
Cult Favourite
100
Rising
--
Recommend
9
Reach Meter
25
Reach Breakdown
Platform Breadth
Audience Score
90-Day Reach Trend

1Core Metadata

Title & Origin
Canonical title
Hollow Knight
Original title
Not yet measured
Country
AU
Language
en
Territory
AU
Release & Format
Format
Video Game
Release status
released
Release date
2017
Duration (min)
Not yet measured
Episodes
Not yet measured
Rights & Rating
Rating system
Metacritic
Rating
87
Licensing
Not yet measured
Distribution
Not yet measured
Volume count
Not yet measured
Alternate Titles
HK
Original

2Content

Synopsis

Hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania in the ruined insect kingdom of Hallownest. Explore interconnected caverns, acquire abilities, and uncover a tragic history through environmental storytelling.

Tags & Format

Themes

metroidvaniainsect kingdomexplorationatmosphericboss fightslore

Tone

melancholicatmosphericchallenging

Content Warnings

Not yet measured
Target age rating
10+
Content format
full-release
Awards

Not yet measured

3Commercial Metrics

Box Office
Box office
Not yet measured
Currency
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Original
Not yet measured
Revenue
Total revenue
Not yet measured
Revenue tier
mid
Awards
Not yet measured
Sales & Streams
Units sold
7,500,000
Streams
Not yet measured
Rights
Rights status
Not yet measured
Distribution
Not yet measured
Revenue tier
mid

4Audience Intelligence

igdb
Score
91.6
Score count
2,139
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
Not yet measured
Last updated
6/8/2026
metacritic
Score
8.7
Score count
Not yet measured
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
Not yet measured
reddit
Score
76.3
Score count
20
Rank
9
Audience size
60,252
Last updated
6/11/2026
steam
Score
96.9
Score count
544,570
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
Not yet measured
Last updated
6/8/2026
steam_reviews
Score
9.6
Score count
300,000
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
300,000

5Industry Links

Steam Store

steam

Metacritic

metacritic

6Community Sentiment

How people are talking about this IP — each row is a different signal: reviews, ratings or comments from one source.

Positive ≥0.6Mixed 0.4–0.6Negative <0.4
How sentiment scores are calculated