Hollow Knight: Silksong

References

1. The characters and creatures within Hollow Knight: Silksong are referred to as bugs.
2. Based on 48 reviews
3. Based on 21 reviews
4. Based on 11 reviews
5. Based on 21 reviews
6. Based on 5 reviews
7. Hornet's "pogo" is not always diagonal; it can be changed by swapping "crests".
8. IGN
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9. GameRant
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10. Polygon
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11. GameRant
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12. Nintendo Life
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13. Polygon
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14. Hollow Knight
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15. Edge, February 2021, p. 62.
16. ACMI, September 2025, p. 7.
17. Edge, February 2021, p. 52.
18. Edge, February 2021, p. 57.
19. Edge, February 2021, p. 55.
20. GamesRadar+
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21. Bloomberg
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22. TweakTown
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23. Hollow Knight: Silksong
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24. Dexerto
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25. TheGamer
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26. ACMI, September 2025, p. 33.
27. ACMI, September 2025, p. 18.
28. Polygon
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29. ACMI, September 2025, p. 13.
30. GameSpot
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31. Hollow Knight: Silksong
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32. Shacknews
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33. Siliconera
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34. AltChar
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35. GameSpot
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36. "Hollow Knight: Silksong riddles reveal 4 new NPCs"
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37. Dexerto
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38. "Fresh Hollow Knight: Silksong details come out of Edge"
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39. PC Gamer
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40. PC Gamer
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41. The Verge
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42. The Verge
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43. GameSpot
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44. IGN
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45. GamesRadar+
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46. Eurogamer
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47. Eurogamer
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48. GamesRadar+
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49. The Verge
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50. "Hollow Knight: Silksong Will Launch On Switch 2 In 2025"
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51. IGN
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52. Polygon
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53. GamesRadar+
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54. TheGamer
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55. IGN
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56. Nintendo Life
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57. PC Gamer
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58. IGN
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59. TwistedVoxel
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60. IGN
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61. Digital Trends
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62. GameSpot
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63. Siliconera
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64. CGM
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65. Eurogamer
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66. Bluesky Social
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67. Kotaku
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68. IGN
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69. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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70. GameSpot
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71. IGN
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72. Game Informer
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73. Nintendo World Report
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74. Destructoid
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75. GamesRadar+
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76. Game Informer
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77. TheGamer
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78. Alinea Analytics
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79. Game Rant
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80. Hollow Knight: Silksong
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81. PC Gamer
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82. GamesRadar+
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83. WIRED
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84. PC Gamer
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85. The New York Times
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86. TheGamer
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87. Folding Ideas Presents: Silkposting a Culture of Trolling
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88. PC Gamer
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89. Metacritic
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90. Metacritic
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91. Metacritic
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92. Metacritic
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93. Metacritic
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94. OpenCritic
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95. Destructoid
    https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/hollow-knight-silksong-review-a-sharp-sequel-that-skillfully-threads-the-hype-needle/
96. Eurogamer
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97. Famitsu
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98. Game Informer
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99. GamesRadar+
    https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/hollow-knight-silksong-review/
100. IGN
     https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-review
101. Nintendo Life
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102. NME
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103. PC Gamer
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104. Push Square
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105. Video Games Chronicle
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106. GameSpot
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107. www.metacritic.com
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108. PCGamesN
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109. GameSpot
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110. PC Gamer
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111. Rock Paper Shotgun
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112. Rock Paper Shotgun
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113. GamesRadar+
     https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/hollow-knight-silksong-speedrunner-becomes-the-first-person-in-the-world-to-smash-through-the-enormous-metroidvania-in-less-than-an-hour-and-theyre-already-planning-a-faster-route/
114. GamesRadar+
     https://www.gamesradar.com/hollow-knight-silksong-skips-another-indie-showcase-but-devs-tease-it-cant-be-too-much-longer-surely/
115. GamesRadar+
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116. GamesRadar+
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117. Insider Gaming
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118. Unity
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119. GamesRadar+
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120. Push Square
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124. Variety
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