Michael Gerra-Clarin
Game8Hollow Knight Review | The Prime Example of a Metroidvania
Published 12/25/2025
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Series X|S / PS4 / Linux / Switch 2 / PC / PS5 / Mac / WiiU / XONE / Switch - 2/24/2017
Hollow Knight
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
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- Team Cherry
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- Team Cherry
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90
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84
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Critic avg
90
24 scored reviews
Total coverage
24
All coverage currently scored
Score range
80–100
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 90 across 24 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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24 included scored reviews
90–10018 reviews · 75%
80–896 reviews · 25%
70–790 reviews · 0%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Jesse Norris
XboxEraReview | Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
Published 7/4/2022
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80
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalWyatt Daniels
ZTGDHollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (XB1) Review – ZTGD
Published 10/23/2018
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90
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Read originalAnnette Magaña
Push SquareHollow Knight: Voidheart Edition - A Splendid Knight's Crusade
Published 10/9/2018
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90
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Metro GameCentralHollow Knight: Voidheart Edition review – bugs for everyone
Published 9/28/2018
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80
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdam Riley
Cubed3Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 9/3/2018
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100
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlessandro Barbosa
GameSpotHollow Knight Review - An Exceptional Adventure
Published 8/29/2018
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90
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Read originalImran Khan
Game InformerHollow Knight Review - Climbing To The Top Of The Genre
Published 8/16/2018
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Score
93
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalRoy Ramsay
Pure NintendoReview: Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch)
Published 7/17/2018
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90
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Read originalShubhankar Parijat
GamingBoltHollow Knight Review – Masterpiece
Published 7/11/2018
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100
+10 vs critic avg
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