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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
Jump, fight and ascend. Learn a kingdom through movement as much as through its map.
THE DESIGN LENS
What makes this worth a closer look.
Perhaps this kingdom is learned through the body as much as through the map. Exploring, fighting and surviving on an ascent toward the peak of a land ruled by silk and song suggests climbing as both route and theme.
Before you make it your next game.
Check whether precision combat and exploratory navigation both appeal.
Players drawn to both uncovering a map and mastering movement.
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