Silksong's Steam Review Crisis: Negative Feedback Doubles Original Hollow Knight
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When Hollow Knight: Silksong finally launched in September 2025, it was supposed to be a victory lap for Team Cherry. The sequel had been one of the most anticipated indie games in recent memory, and its arrival set Steam ablaze with record-breaking player numbers. Yet the glow around that launch was quickly shadowed by a fierce debate over difficulty, localization, and review scores. By the end of its first week, Silksong had already accumulated more than twice the number of negative Steam user reviews than the original Hollow Knight had received in eight and a half years. A Record-Breaking Launch With Sharp Edges 🎮 Team Cherry had spent years building anticipation for Silksong, and when the game arrived, players flooded the storefronts. The launch was spectacular enough to break almost every platform it touched, a sign of just how large the Hollow Knight audience had become. But
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When Hollow Knight: Silksong finally launched in September 2025, it was supposed to be a victory lap for Team Cherry. The sequel had been one of the most anticipated indie games in recent memory, and its arrival set Steam ablaze with record-breaking player numbers. Yet the glow around that launch was quickly shadowed by a fierce debate over difficulty, localization, and review scores. By the end of its first week, Silksong had already accumulated more than twice the number of negative Steam user reviews than the original Hollow Knight had received in eight and a half years. A Record-Breaking Launch With Sharp Edges 🎮 Team Cherry had spent years building anticipation for Silksong, and when the game arrived, players flooded the storefronts. The launch was spectacular enough to break almost every platform it touched, a sign of just how large the Hollow Knight audience had become. But
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