Hollow Knight (2017)
| All time rank: | 204 of 1,000 |
| 2010s rank: | 61 of 249 |
| 2017 rank: | 9 of 24 |
| List appearances: | 29 lists |
| Developer: | Team Cherry |
| Platforms: | Apple MacintoshLinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4Windows PCXbox One |
| Genre: | Metroidvania |
| Series: | Hollow Knight |
| Wikipedia: | Wikipedia |
| IGDB: | IGDB |
| HowLongToBeat: |
HowLongToBeat
Main: ~27h
Main+Extra: ~42h
100%: ~65h
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Source Lists
All time
8
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indy100 | The best 100 video games of all time | 46 |
| 2025 | Multiplayer.it | I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia | 23 |
| 2025 | Rolling Stone | The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time | 34 |
| 2023 | British GQ | The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts | 55 |
| 2023 | GameStar | Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking | 153 |
| 2023 | GLHF | The best 100 games of all time, ranked | 50 |
| 2022 | GLHF | The 100 best video games of all time, ranked | 50 |
| 2022 | IGN | The Top 100 Video Games of All Time | 54 |
2025
Indy100
2025
Multiplayer.it
2025
Rolling Stone
2023
British GQ
2023
GameStar
2023
GLHF
2022
GLHF
2022
IGN
Decade
9
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Culture of Gaming | CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade | 1 |
| 2020 | IGN | The Best Games of the Decade | 1 |
| 2020 | Trusted Reviews | Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade | 12 |
| 2020 | USgamer | USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade | 36 |
| 2019 | CNET | The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked | 22 |
| 2019 | Gamer.nl | De 100 beste games van het decennium | 30 |
| 2019 | NME | The 50 Best Games Of The Decade | 12 |
| 2019 | Polygon | The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) | 55 |
| 2019 | The Young Folks | The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s | 25 |
2020
Culture of Gaming
2020
IGN
2020
Trusted Reviews
2020
USgamer
2019
CNET
2019
Gamer.nl
2019
NME
2019
Polygon
2019
The Young Folks
Miscellaneous
3
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Edge | The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime | 42 |
| 2020 | Eurogamer | The top 10 games of the generation | 11 |
| 2020 | Humo | De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw | 48 |
2023
Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime
#42
2020
Eurogamer
2020
Humo
End of year
9
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CNET | The best video games of 2018 | 1 |
| 2018 | CNN | Ars Technica’s best games of 2018 | 18 |
| 2018 | Edge | Top 10 Games of the Year 2018 | 6 |
| 2018 | Eurogamer | The 30 best games of 2018 | 2 |
| 2018 | Polygon | The 50 best games of 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | Den of Geek | The 15 Best Video Games of 2017 | 11 |
| 2017 | Forbes | The 20 Best Video Games Of 2017 | 3 |
| 2017 | GamingBolt | GamingBolt’s Game of The Year – Top 25 Games of 2017 | 21 |
| 2017 | Thrillist | The Best Video Games of 2017 | 19 |
2018
CNET
2018
CNN
2018
Edge
Top 10 Games of the Year 2018
#6
2018
Eurogamer
2018
Polygon
2017
Den of Geek
2017
Forbes
2017
GamingBolt
2017
Thrillist