Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Ascending Level Design Redefines Metroidvania Exploration

Level design is a cornerstone of the Metroidvania genre, and few games understand this as deeply as Hollow Knight: Silksong. In the 2017 original, players descended into the depths of Hallownest, gradually unraveling its mysteries. Silksong, however, flips…

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Silksong’s Multiplayer Mod: Two Hornets, One Nightmare, and a Whole Lot of Cheese

Back in 2025, when Hollow Knight: Silksong finally dropped after what felt like an eternity of waiting, players everywhere rejoiced. Then they died. A lot. The game was tough as nails—or should we say, tough as a nail to the face—and while that’s par for the…

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Silksong’s Insect Identity: Mapping Pharloom’s Cast to Real-World Bugs

Since Hollow Knight first invited players into Hallownest, Team Cherry has used the insect kingdom as both aesthetic and narrative engine. By 2026, Hollow Knight: Silksong has had time to settle into the broader metroidvania canon, and its cast remains one of the…

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Little Nightmares 3: A Terrifying Co-op Dance Through The Carnevale

I still remember the moment I sat down at PAX West in Seattle, teaming up with another journalist to enter The Carnevale, the nightmarish fun fair at the heart of Little Nightmares 3. We had roughly an hour, two characters—Low and Alone—and a heady mixture of curiosity and…

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Silksong Guide: The Great Taste of Pharloom Quest and All Five Dishes

Hollow Knight: Silksong doesn’t exactly hand out its tastiest rewards on a silver platter. Some items simply won’t spawn until players get the ball rolling on a specific Wish — and the Great Taste of Pharloom quest is the poster child for that design philosophy. If a player…

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