Hollow Knight: Silksong — The Story So Far

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the long-awaited sequel to Team Cherry’s beloved Hollow Knight. This time, you don’t play as the silent Knight — you play as Hornet, the sharp, agile warrior princess who was one of the most memorable characters from the first game.

Genre : Action / Adventure / Indie
Developer : Team Cherry
Publisher : Team Cherry
Source : Digital
Version : 1.0.29315
Publication type : License
Release : GOG
Interface language : Russian*, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish — Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese — Brazil, Chinese (simplified)

The Setup

Hornet is captured and taken from Hallownest to a strange new land called Pharloom, a kingdom built into towering peaks and buried deep in old, forgotten rituals. She wakes up far from home, stripped of her freedom, and is quickly told of a mysterious ringing bell that echoes from the mountain’s peak — one said to summon a great and terrible power.

Hornet waking up in Pharloom

A Kingdom Built on Silk and Ritual

Pharloom is unlike Hallownest — it’s a land shaped by silk-weaving, worship, and a rigid hierarchy of citizens, pilgrims, and hunters. As Hornet climbs higher through the kingdom, she uncovers a civilization in decline, haunted by old gods, broken bloodlines, and a prophecy tied to her own past.

Pharloom landscape

Hornet’s Journey

Driven equally by the need to escape and a growing curiosity about her own origins, Hornet fights her way through hostile creatures, secretive factions, and powerful bosses guarding the mountain’s secrets. Along the way, she meets allies and enemies who each hold a piece of Pharloom’s buried history — and her own.

Boss fight

Why the Story Hooks You

What makes Silksong’s story compelling isn’t just the mystery of the bell or the fate of Pharloom — it’s Hornet herself. Watching a character we only knew as a supporting figure become the driving force of her own epic, with her own voice and motives, gives the game a personal, emotional weight that fans had been hoping for since the first game’s ending.

Hornet in combat

How to install

Once game is done downloading, Extract (Unzip) “********.tar.xz”:

tar xJvf Hollow-Knight-Silksong.tar.xz

Then right click the ./start.sh, select “Properties”, go to the “Permissions” tab, mark the file as executable. Then just treat it more or less like one of those Setup.exe’s on Windows. Double-click it to run it.

Have fun and play!

Linux System Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Want to experience Hornet’s journey for yourself? Hollow Knight: Silksong is here and ready to download

Hollow Knight: Silksong (1.0.29315)

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