Video Games like Hollow Knight (Hollow-likes) | Platformer Game Design



Video Games like Hollow Knight (Hollow-likes) | Platformer Game Design

We’re making another Hollow Knight video today which means we’re playing the release trailer in the background of the introduction again. But seriously everybody likes Hollow Knight and related videos always get a good amount of views… which of course leads into today’s topic. Hollow Knight has spawned a huge community on multiple platforms where fans create videos, art memes and other fun creations. So after 4 years since the game’s initial release it’s no surprise that we are seeing video games trying to explore the style and concept further. For some reason a loud minority of fans are getting angry that Hollow Knight is inspiring other games which confuses me because Hollow Knight itself is a mismatch of ideas from the Metroidvania genre. Just look at these comments on the Gleamlight announcement trailer. Nothing particularly offensive being shown here but people are already going hollow… and I mean yeah Gleamlight sucked but we didn’t know back when this announcement trailer dropped. But let’s steer clear of negativity in this video because I fought the urge to clickbait this video with the title “Hollow Knight Clones” and I want to talk about some games that borrow ideas from Hollow Knight and succeed in their own right as quality experiences.

Introduction – 0:00
The Meat and Potatoes – 0:18

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7 thoughts on “Video Games like Hollow Knight (Hollow-likes) | Platformer Game Design”

  1. Some Hollow Knight content for the fans today! What's your favourite game that reminded you of Hollow Knight? Let me know in the comments and I'll try and respond to everyone. Also subscribe if you're hyped for silksong!

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  2. I am very happy that some games take inspiration of Hollow Knight, and I belive that the number of "Hollow-likes" will only increase (also, we hopefully we may even get "Silk-like" games in the future)

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