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The ATMOSPHERE is honestly one of the best I've seen in this genre, it never feels repetitive even after many hours. That said the difficulty spikes on some…
Game entry
Hollow Knight
2017 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S · Team Cherry
GameForever voters place Hollow Knight no. 64 in the world ranking, with 1,867 ELO points and 65% of wins across 2,931 duels settled. Against Batman: Arkham City, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 80 wins to 53 losses in 133 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 5 out of 222 (2017).
World rank
no. 64
ELO score
1,867
Wins
65%
Duels played
2,931
About 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.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,867 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Batman: Arkham City 60% 133 duels played · 18 points behind
- against Portal 2 50% 90 duels played · 26 points behind
- against Portal 46% 82 duels played · 63 points ahead
- against Super Mario 64 58% 81 duels played · 56 points ahead
- against Super Mario Odyssey 62% 79 duels played · 123 points ahead
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The standing
Where Hollow Knight ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Hollow Knight stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 5 out of 222 (2017).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 64 | 5,110 |
| Metroidvania | 5 | 96 |
| 2010s | 23 | 2,044 |
| 2017 | 5 | 222 |
The community
The debate
36 comments
Phyllis_73
The ATMOSPHERE is honestly one of the best I've seen in this genre, it never feels repetitive even after many hours. That said the difficulty spikes on some bosses felt a bit much for what is otherwise a slow exploration game.
SammieDragon
I get the atmosphere praise but people act like the difficulty spikes don't exist, they absolutely do and they matter for ranking it this high.
NovaOwl88
Arkham City's map at least tells you where objectives are, this one throws you in and expects you to enjoy being lost.
barton_alaina
Solid game overall, though the backtracking really tests your patience at times.
Lucky_Jacobi
Been voting on this site for about 3 years now and my stance on this one hasn't moved much, it's good, the atmosphere holds up, but 228th feels about right rather than some travesty to correct.
LaurySniper
Reminded me of the first time I got lost in Arkham City's map tbh, spent an evening just wandering instead of following the story, ended up loving both for it
VinylRex
It got me through a rough stretch last winter when I was between jobs and had way too much free time on my hands, and the way Hallownest slowly opened up gave me something to actually look forward to each night.
rowe_trystan
I picked it up during a slow week at work, just to have something on the side, and ended up staying up way later than planned more nights than I'd like to admit, there's just something about the way one area leads into another that keeps pulling you forward even when you tell yourself one more room and then bed.
GlitchPilot
40 heures dessus et je trouve qu'on survend surtout l'aspect addictif, l'exploration devient répétitive après un moment.