An upgrade over the original Hollow Knight in so many ways - a fantastic metroidvania with smooth controls, intriguing world, and addicting gameplay.

A tale of unconditional love brought to life through fantastic voice acting + animation. Camera tracking controls adds a huge layer of immersion to it.

[Based on first hour] Graphics have been overhauled yet it's hard to say all changes are straight improvements. Somewhat lacking in polish with numerous typos/localization errors.

[Based off completing all endings] A fantastically layered and nuanced tale, though having to replay the game 3.5 times with mimimal changes to get the full story is an unreasonable ask.

Fantastic, snappy dialogue with addicting strategy gameplay. Outside of DIspatch sections, story is quite linear and may not be for all players. Deviating from the "intended" path has some plotholes.

[Based on 1st hour] Interesting "escort mission" type game where we're leading the herd from behind. Quite peaceful and cinematic!

[Based on 1st hour] Reminiscent of Dead Space - competent gameplay but didn't feel like it reached the same heights. Story was a tad slow-paced in the 1st hour to tell what direction it was going in.

[Based on 1st hour] Fun and engaging for a first-time player in 2025. As a non-tactics person the tutorials rolled in at a good pace & didn't feel too overwhelming.

[20th Anniversay Edition] A timeless classic with so much loving care put into it the facial animations are still among the best in 2025.

Great reimagining of a classic FPS title. The Xen parts overstayed its welcome with the endless puzzles though.