Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Developer
- Team Cherry
- Publisher
- Team Cherry
- Released
- 04 September 2025
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £16.75
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: platform, adventure, indie
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.
Best gaming PC for Hollow Knight: Silksong in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hollow Knight: Silksong today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Team Cherry on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) / newer | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) / newer |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300 | Intel Core i5-3470 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) | GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB) |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Hollow Knight: Silksong?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-3470 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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