Is Hollow Knight still being updated?
Probably not. Hollow Knight has been unusually quiet.
The developers last posted about Hollow Knight 6 months ago. Nothing at all has been posted in the past six months. We hold only 2 days of announcement history for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established with confidence.
What the developers have actually shipped
- Mar 27, 2026 · significantPatch Version 1.5.12620 Now Live
- Feb 5, 2026 · significantPatch Version 1.5.12459 Now Live
- Jun 7, 2021 · significantUpdate notes for v1.5.68.11808
Related questions
Is Hollow Knight dead?
Not by the evidence we hold. Hollow Knight is quiet rather than stopped: the developers last posted 6 months ago, which is long enough to flag but not long enough to look like work has ended. This describes communication and shipped updates, not whether anyone is still playing.
Has Hollow Knight been abandoned?
There is no evidence of abandonment, but there is a gap: the developers last posted 6 months ago. We hold too little announcement history for Hollow Knight to say what its normal gap looks like, so this is flagged rather than judged.
When was the last update to Hollow Knight?
The most recent developer announcement we hold is dated March 27, 2026.
Is Hollow Knight worth playing?
96.9% of 562,676 Steam reviews are positive, and its Elixir Rating is 96.9 — a score combining that reception with how actively the game is still being developed. Whether it suits you is your call; those are the measurements.
How we know this. Every figure here comes from announcements the developers posted themselves on Steam; press coverage is excluded. “Substantial” means a patch, release, or major update rather than a sale or event notice. Nothing on this page is an opinion about whether the game is good. See the full record or check the development status of every game we track.