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Valve just made two big changes to Steam: Wishlists are smarter, and it's easier to gift games while telling your friends Hollow Knight Silksong "rules"

Steam gifts and Steam wishlists get a fresh coat

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"Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"

Getting a physical PlayStation game was a huge milestone for many

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"Massive" Hollow Knight: Silksong mod promises areas and mechanics that Team Cherry cut or which "could have been given more justice"

In typical Hollow Knight fashion, there's no launch window

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I've spent 5 hours diving into the Steam Summer Sale with our features editor, and these are the 11 best games on discount I'd recommend

From the Witcher 3 to Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, here are best Steam Summer sale games for 2026 that we saw

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Alex Goldman loves challenging games like The Binding of Isaac, but the former Reply All cohost may have been defeated by Hollow Knight: Silksong: 'I spend six hours on a boss and I'm like what is life?'

The creator of Hyperfixed guides us through the games on his PC.

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Thinking of Playing 'Hollow Knight' Before 'Silksong'? Essential Tips and Tricks for New Players

"Hollow Knight" beginner guide with tips and tricks for gameplay, combat, maps, charms, bosses, and exploration to build skills before "Silksong".

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Hollow Knight Silksong fans convinced Sea of Sorrow's release window was just confirmed, with evidence so compelling they can't agree on what that window is

Regardless, a very cool physical edition of the game is on the way

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Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting a physical Xbox release, and that's worth celebrating

Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting a physical Xbox Series X release through Fangamer. The collector-focused edition includes a manual and poster, giving Xbox fans a rare physical release worth celebrating.

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The 10 best Soulslike games for life-or-death parries, crushing huge bosses, and bouncing back from defeat

From Bloodborne to Lies of P, the best Soulslike games deliver worlds worth fighting through

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Slay the Spire 2 dev "totally blown away" as the roguelike enters Steam's top 20 most-played games ever with over 573,000 concurrent players: "We'll getcha one day Silksong"

Almost there

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9 years later, Hollow Knight's lore just became even weirder thanks to a subtle update to the Metroidvania from Team Cherry

From the same school as FromSoftware

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"I felt empty inside. I needed more Silksong": Hollow Knight Silksong player builds the ultimate Savage Beastfly by stacking Reddit-voted mods, now at 16 including "Trobbio sensory overload"

Team Cherry wasn't brave enough to add "Four invincible Servitor Borans"

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Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025’s most difficult video game

When Hollow Knight: Silksong came out last summer I was in so much pain that I didn’t know if I’d be able to play it. Could a video game teach me anything new about suffering?

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The 15 best games to play on the Nintendo Switch in 2026

From the greatest cartoon racing game in history to a remastered version of an Alien-inspired sci-fi shooter, here are the Switch’s must-play games

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The 15 best Nintendo Switch 2 games to play in 2026

From cosy museums and tropical islands to nightmarishly difficult adventures – and revamps of favourites including Mario Kart and Pokémon – there’s something for everyone

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Steam Awards 2025 give Game of the Year to Hollow Knight: Silksong

It also won Best Game You Suck At, just like Black Myth: Wukong did last year.

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We will never get another game like Hollow Knight: Silksong

Year in Review 2025 | Team Cherry's legendary wait, launch, and community are unprecedented

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I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre

Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.

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From Dispatch to Spilled and Peak, covering indie games every week in 2025 has been packed full of welcome surprises

Year in Review | The indie scene has delivered some of the most innovative and memorable releases

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From Metal Gear Solid Delta to Silksong, the best action-adventure games of 2025 are a rollicking good time

Year in Review 2025 | Like a fantastic action film, these titles kept our pulses pounding

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2025 saw game developers scrambling to avoid heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto 6 and Hollow Knight: Silksong

Will 2026 be the same?

TechRadar

Team Cherry details Hollow Knight: Silksong expansion and a Switch 2 Edition of the original Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight: Silksong's first expansion — Sea of Sorrow — is coming next year alongside a Switch 2 Edition of the original game. Here's what you need to know.

PC Gamer

Silksong has sold more than 7 million copies in 3 months—and no, that's not counting Game Pass

Big number.

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Full list of The Game Awards 2025 winners: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight Silksong, ARC Raiders, more

The biggest stars of the gaming industry this year.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025 — whee whoo whee whoo

Here are all the winners from the Game Awards 2025, from the biggest blockbusters to smaller indie games.

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