Team Cherry has released a new update for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The latest Hollow Knight: Silksong patch addresses bugs and introduces enhanced controller support, further improving the overall gaming experience for fans.
Released on September 4, Silksong was among the most eagerly awaited titles of 2025. Team Cherry’s new game has managed to earn almost universal critical acclaim, and Hollow Knight: Silksong became a huge hit immediately following its launch. According to the developers, the title has reached over 5 million players, with over 3 million units sold on Steam, and even more gamers coming from other platforms, including subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass.
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With Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Version 1.0.28891 update, the Metroidvania title has received support for Dualsense Edge on PlayStation and for “various controllers” on Mac computers. The newest patch is around the same size as the previous Hollow Knight: Silksong update. It does not introduce any major new content, but it fixes quite a few glitches and introduces several balance changes. Some examples of changes include damage scaling on Rune Rage to match other Silk Skills, fixing situations where gamers could reach out-of-bounds areas, making a slight increase to Sharp Dart and Cross Stitch damage, and much more. One useful fix was correcting a soft-lock that could be caused during the Grand Gate opening sequence in case the Citadel was visited previously, but some Bellshrines remained inactive.
Additionally, Silksong will now finally pause when a controller is disconnected, which could be useful to avoid deaths when this issue occurs. As usual, the patch notes end by stating that the update also makes “various other smaller tweaks and fixes.” It’s possible that Team Cherry will once again make significant changes to Silksong not described in the patch, but gamers should not hold their breath for secret tweaks.
It’s expected that Team Cherry will eventually release more new content for Silksong, but considering the team’s size and how long it took for the game to finally be released, this could take a while. In the meantime, PC gamers can use mods to get different experiences while playing Silksong. Earlier this week, a new Hollow Knight: Silksong mod called Crest Master was released, allowing gamers to play the title on an even higher difficulty. By introducing a crest that removes Hornet’s cloak and needle, the mod seems like a good pick for veterans who have already mastered the platformer and want to try out some fresh challenges.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Update Version 1.0.28891 Patch Notes (October 13, 2025)
- Added support for Dualsense Edge controllers.
- Improved support for various controllers on Mac.
- Game now pauses when the controller disconnects.
- Fixed various smaller controller issues (more fixes to come in future).
- Fixed remaining instance of certain players getting stuck cursed while in the late game.
- Fixed Curveclaw not reacting to Hunter down-stab.
- Fixed rare instances of being able to air dash and double jump when not intended.
- Fixed several out of bounds situations.
- Fixed Pharlid Divers sometimes sliding on roofs after ambushing in certain scenes.
- Fixed Eva Hunter Crest upgrades unintentionally clearing tool equips.
- Fixed rare instances of Harpoon sometimes granting 2 Silk instead of 1.
- Fixed Cogflies sometimes appearing from odd locations after scene transition and, in rare cases, having their active quantity reduced by 1.
- Fixed Crafting Kits not increasing the damage of offensive blue tools (eg Sawtooth Circlet).
- Slight increase to Sharp Dart and Cross Stitch damage.
- Updated damage scaling on Rune Rage to match other Silk Skills.
- Slight decrease to Thread Storm damage at higher needle levels.
- Fixed Surgeon enemies sometimes pulling the hero out of bounds.
- Fixed instances of some Spool Fragments being permanently missable if a player immediately quit after collecting the item.
- Fixed Crust King Khann sometimes falling out of bounds during entry, when fought on low-end systems.
- Fixed rare instance of Second Sentinel becoming rotated when defeated.
- Fixed additional case of Seth sometimes getting out of bounds and not returning.
- Fixed Seth sometimes remaining invincible for a moment at the start of a refight.
- Fixed Vaults slide blocks incorrectly responding to damage sources other than the needle.
- Changed Fine Pins wish drops from 50% chance to 100%, but raised required quantity.
- Fixed issues when consuming a Silkeater while in water.
- Fixed Scuttlebrace sometimes allowing a wall jump when not intended.
- Fixed a soft-lock during the Grand Gate opening sequence, if the Citadel had been visited and some bellshrines remained inactive.
- Various smaller fixes and tweaks.
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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
