Hollow Knight: Silksong Will Become Easier — Developers Will Reduce Difficulty and Fix Bugs

Team Cherry has decided to respond to user complaints about the excessive difficulty of completing the metroidvania and has prepared a major update. Patch 1.0.28487 will be released next week and will make significant changes to the balance. The authors will lower the difficulty of the initial bosses Murwing and the Splinter Sisters, reduce the damage from Sandcutter enemies, and also reduce the cost of using the Bell Path and the Bell Bench. At the same time, rewards for relics and psalm cylinders will increase, which should facilitate progress.

In addition to balance, the update will fix a number of errors. In particular, bugs related to battles in the Boat Docks, stuck enemies, and incorrect operation of some tools will be eliminated. All changes will be applied retroactively, so gamers whose progress was previously blocked by errors will be able to continue without having to start over.

The patch is already available in the public beta on Steam and GOG. Team Cherry also confirmed that they will be releasing another update soon, 1.0.28497, which will focus on further polishing the early game and fixing any remaining balance issues.