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Hollow Knight
- Release Date
2017-02-24 - License
Proprietary - External Links
GOG, Steam, Humble Store, SteamDB, PCGamingWiki
- Genres
Action, Metroidvania - Who made this?
Team Cherry - Platform
Native Linux
This game was crowdfunded! See more crowdfunded titles here.
About this game:
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Team Cherry upgrade the excellent Hollow Knight with Vulkan for Linux
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24 Feb 2021 at 12:35 pm UTC
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24 Feb 2021 at 12:35 pm UTC
Some thoughts on 'Hollow Knight', an incredibly rich and unexpectedly great game
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