Team Cherry released Update 4 for Hollow Knight: Silksong, bringing additional fixes and improvements to the hit game while also incorporating a fan mod to solve one of the trickier issues. Following the surprising launch back in September, Hollow Knight: Silksong has become a massive success for Team Cherry.
However, even with all the praise and positive word of mouth, Silksong hasn't been without its frustrations from time to time. Many in the community have questioned the game's spike in difficulty, with some saying Hollow Knight: Silksong is too hard. Complaints have ranged from Hornet's hit box seemingly being too big or taking double damage from bosses have made the experience more stressful for some, though it's possible that with a few upgrades and found items, things could turn for these players. Either way, Team CHerry continues to chip away at the game, making further improvements to its hit title.
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While Patch 4 for Hollow Knight: Silksong has been in public beta for a few weeks, Team Cherry has been able to finalize the content and push it live to all PC players, and should be arriving soon to those on console. The biggest issue has been with the Simplified Chinese translation, which has seen multiple versions during the beta portion of this update. It seems none of the adjustments were to the studio or community's satisfaction, so Team Cherry has enlisted the help of fan group Team Cart Fix. The group has released its own translation through a mod and with a lot of praise for the work done already, Team Cherry has worked with them to officially add it to the game.
Alongside the new translation update, the patch also contains plenty of fixes to existing bugs and problems. Players also have new visual options like a film grain effect and more dithering levels if they want. However, one of the bigger additions in this patch is the switch to Unity's Input System to further improve controller support, including the PS5 DualSense, Xbox 360, and more. According to Team Cherry, this means rumble is now available for various controllers, while overall support for more controller types has been expanded, though the studio warns that some issues may remain.
After the first Hollow Knight: Silksong update tweaked the difficulty of some enemies, it seems like Team CHerry is largely satisfied with the current difficulty curve. In fact, the developer has already confirmed that Silksong is intentionally more difficult than its predecessor, as the lead character, Hornet, is "much faster and more skillful" than the Knight. As such, enemies had to be a bit more complicated and intelligent to compensate. Another difference is that players are able to go off the normal path, finding new ways around, earning more resources and upgrades to overcome some of the challenge.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Update 4 Patch Notes
- Updated Simplified Chinese translation to use fan translation provided by Team Cart Fix.
- Switched to Unity's Input System to improve overall controller support. This includes rumble features now working for various controllers, and additional controllers being recognised. Some issues may remain. For a full list of supported controllers and features, please visit: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/[email protected]/manual/SupportedDevices.html
- Added additional dithering levels to advanced options. Defaults to 'low'.
- Added film grain effect to advanced options. Defaults to ‘off’
- Various localisation fixes implemented across all languages.
- Fixed Styx not giving rosaries when delivering the Queen's Egg.
- Fixed Druid's Eyes sometimes not equipping correctly when first acquired.
- Fixed some down attack colliders getting stuck on in rare instances.
- Fixed several instances of Hornet's plasmified state clearing when not intended (eg Bellway travel).
- Fixed issues entering the plasmified state when killing a Winged Lifeseed, rather than using the Plasmium Phial.
- Reduced unintentionally long bind time when using Multibinder with the Shaman crest.
- Updated Multibinder's initial bind to clear maggots, per community comments.
- Wreath of Purity durability increased.
- Fixed void incorrectly conducting electricity.
- Gurr the Outcast trap-throw attack updated from single lob to spin-style, to reduce time spent static. Other slight refinements.
- Fixed Beast Crest fury slashes not piercing as intended.
- Fixed Rune Rage damage scaling incorrectly.
- Fixed Thread Storm damage tapering (additional hits don't taper down as sharply).
- Fixed rare instances of regaining control when grabbed by a Wraith.
- Fixed couriers incorrectly offering the same delivery immediately after completing it.
- Fixed additional instances of Hornet being able to push some enemy types through the floor.
- Fixed issues when using Harpoon to stun or kill certain bosses.
- Fixed Fractured Mask not protecting against volt hazards.
- Various smaller tweaks and fixes.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 91 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- September 4, 2025
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood
- Developer(s)
- Team Cherry
- Publisher(s)
- Team Cherry
WHERE TO PLAY
- Prequel(s)
- Hollow Knight
- Franchise
- Hollow Knight
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- PC Release Date
- September 4, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- September 4, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- September 4, 2025
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- September 4, 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- September 4, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 26 hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 8.01 GB
- Wiki
