Hollow Knight Silksong

Platform / Adventure · 2025 · PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2D Metroidvania from Team Cherry and the sequel to Hollow Knight, released on 4 September 2025. You play Hornet, who is captured and taken to the land of Pharloom. The guide below flags the permanent misses, including boss fights, journal entries and the two endings that can be locked out.

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Quest walkthroughs

Quests for Moss Grotto and Bone Bottom. Open a quest for step-by-step directions, choices, rewards and troubleshooting. Its full walkthrough reveals that quest’s details.

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Quick tips

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    Know your equipment types

    This is a solo game, so your build comes from Crests, tools and equipment. There are four equipment types: white for spells, red for tools, blue for amulets and yellow for extras such as the compass.

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    Healing is a single tap

    Healing is a single tap of the bind button once you have enough silk, not a hold.

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    Buy maps whenever you can

    Maps are very useful, so buy them whenever you get the chance.

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    Grind for Shakra's first items

    Try to grind enough money to buy the first four items from Shakra. Pick up the early Rosary caches and the bench in Bone Bottom along the way.

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    Return to Bone Bottom later

    A sign in town offers extra side quests once you come back to Bone Bottom later in the game.

Things you can miss

Optional quests, items or choices you can lose access to by progressing past a point. Guides often call these “missables”.

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All Hollow Knight Silksong missables by stage (contains spoilers)

Opening this list shows every missable’s name, including ones past your spoiler line. Names only, no details.

  • Trophy for the first Lace fight · can be lost after Deep Docks
  • Greymoor boss (vs. Flea quest) · can be lost after Greymoor, Shellwood and Bellhart
  • Hunter's March vendor item · can be lost after Greymoor, Shellwood and Bellhart
  • Freshfly and Drapelord journal entries · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Garmond and Zaza fight · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Rosary Cannon · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Volatile Flintbeetles quest · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Weaver Queen ending · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Twisted Child ending · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Shakra journal fight · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Wormling in the Wormways · can be lost after Act 2: Citadel of Song
  • Pale stag in Verdania · can be lost after Act 3: Abyss

Guides and data last refreshed Nov 12, 2026. They are generated from web research and may contain mistakes.