# Talk:Hollow Knight

The charms in this game make exploring and trying the new charms you find exiting. Just exploring the open world and seeing all the things you could collect makes it feel, beautiful, in a way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.88.249.48 (talk) 13:27, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

so true 2605:59C8:1C3:A210:74CB:80DB:4A6:EC7 (talk) 21:53, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Soulslike should be removed from the gameplay section in the page. "Hollow Knight is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania game..." reads a lot better without the use of another piece of added jargon. 
In this article: https://gamingbolt.com/hollow-knight-developers-reveal-their-inspirations-for-the-game/amp , Team Cherry explains that they were not influenced by Dark Souls at all. Contention as to whether Hollow Knight is really a soulslike also exists. For the soulslike page, Hollow Knight is not included in the released list of notable soulslikes but instead stated as having similar death mechanics. TheMaskedChairman (talk) 18:55, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

I agree with this. Soulslike is way too niche of a piece of jargon for the general public, especially since there is evidence against using the term. Metroidvania kind of stretches it, but it has been so widely publicized that it's worth keeping in. OutlawRun (talk) 19:12, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Metroidvanias like Castlevania were mentioned as heavily inspiring the Hollow Knight development. Additionally, for soulslike, read the Gameplay section in the article. All of the elements it mentions are key parts of the game. ― TUNA × 22:20, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
as it stands, it seems the article ended in "the critics say it, but the devs don't mention it"
i think it being mentioned in the reception is cool and good, but don't think it warrants the category
should i remove it? cogsan • (give me attention) • (see my deeds) 20:09, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

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she deserves it 163.53.144.33 (talk) 08:54, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

WP:BEBOLD. LegalSmeagolian (talk) 19:50, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

The introduction states that the player characters name is the Knight, which is not confirmed. The main character doesn't have a confirmed name, most characters in the game refere to it as "Little shadow" or "Vessel" or something in line of that. I suggest to changing the text from "The player controls the Knight, an insectoid..." to "The unnamed main character controled by the player, is an insectoid..." sorry for any mistakes Kamnse (talk) 03:31, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

I am looking into improving this aspect of the article now, I will soon begin searching for sources so the article can retain a high quality for such a special game FranticSpud (talk) 12:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
I've changed a few words and the wording starts to become unclear so I suggest for those who also wish to fix this issue to keep in mind the flow of the sentences and article when words such as "player" are used often FranticSpud (talk) 13:34, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Wikipedia does not need an official name confirmation based on WP:COMMONNAME, and even so it was mentioned as "the Knight" by the developers on the Kickstarter page (no link because Kickstarter is blacklisted). The name is common enough that it's the top result when you search "The Knight" on Google (WP:GOOGLE). I think it's acceptable to use "The Knight" as the name rather than just referring to it as the unnamed protagonist. Ant1ngAround (talk) 22:31, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

The claim of 6.4 million sales was baseless and false :
1. The only source in that article was VGInsights, a site that merely estimates steam sales (which means, it doesnt factor in console sales) based on the data it has access to and can be grossly inaccurate in many cases, it cant be used as a proper source
2. Theres practically no way 6.4 million is true based on the developers' word : They gave away a sales figure of 2.8 million back when the game had about 1/8 as many reviews as it does in present day 191.10.148.253 (talk) 17:11, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

oh, that explains it
sources i found put it at... all the numbers. at the same time. then again, google's willingness to give me usable results is comparable to the amount of flaws within zote's character (which is to say nonexistent), so don't really quote me on much here consarn (speak evil) (see evil) 17:18, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

@A.Aghabarari 1998: I reverted your edit because it didn't cite any sources. However, I recognize the information you added was correct (I've played the game ). We just have a requirement here on Wikipedia that everything needs to have a source. Feel free to add the same text back once you've found an article that mentions this! See this referencing for beginners guide for more information. Gracen (they/them) 15:09, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

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I am of the opinion that a section titled "Speedrunning" should be added to the article. Speedrunning is a quite prominanr part of a game like hollow knight and it is a fact that much of the content related to it, is strongly speedrunning related. ~2025-31979-39 (talk) 17:58, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Mikeycdiamond (talk) 19:07, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

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