One-off purchase
Hollow Knight cost to play
What Hollow Knight costs on Steam UK and the Nintendo eShop UK, its PEGI 7 rating and how many people play it on Steam.
Hollow Knight gameplay, images and trailer
© Team Cherry, Hollow Knight trailer “Release Trailer” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £10.99: Cheapest standard price: Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 27 h to beat: Main story: 27 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- 41p an hour: £10.99 ÷ 27 hours (main story)
- 11k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 7: Age rating
- Released
- 24 February 2017
- Developer
- Team Cherry
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- Genre
- Action
- Modes
- Single-player
On this page
Hollow Knight player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 10,607
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 11,121
- 6,537 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- +1%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 95,428
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Is Hollow Knight dead?
No. Hollow Knight peaked at 11,121 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 6,537 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6,537 | 11,121 | +0.5% |
| August 2026 | 7,573 | 11,063 | −23.3% |
| July 2026 | 9,005 | 14,416 | +11.0% |
| June 2026 | 6,731 | 12,984 | +30.3% |
| May 2026 | 6,161 | 9,968 | −20.6% |
| April 2026 | 6,790 | 12,547 | −13.8% |
| March 2026 | 7,325 | 14,556 | +7.1% |
| February 2026 | 8,426 | 13,585 | −35.6% |
| January 2026 | 12,399 | 21,104 | −2.5% |
| December 2025 | 11,911 | 21,655 | −42.8% |
| November 2025 | 17,220 | 37,861 | −22.5% |
| October 2025 | 23,753 | 48,878 | – |
What Hollow Knight costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollow Knight (Steam UK, standard price) | £12.79 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK) | £10.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
How long is Hollow Knight?
Hollow Knight takes about 27 hours to finish the main story, and about 65.5 hours to complete everything.
- Main story27 h
- Main + extras41.5 h
- Completionist65.5 h
Cost per hour (main story)
41p
£10.99 on Nintendo Switch ÷ 27 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Hollow Knight is rated
GamesChart Score
88.7, #21 of 3,236 rated games
#4 of 2017 · #12 of the 2010s · #4 in Indie · #10 on Nintendo
Critics
Players
Built from 542,424 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #20
Half-Life 22004 · Valve88.7 - #21
Hollow Knight2017 · Team Cherry88.7 - #22
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End2016 · Naughty Dog88.7
Hollow Knight questions
How much does Hollow Knight cost in the UK?
Hollow Knight (Steam UK, standard price): £12.79. Hollow Knight (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK): £10.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Hollow Knight free to play?
No. Hollow Knight is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
How long is Hollow Knight?
Main story: about 27 hours. Main + extras: about 41.5 hours. Completionist: about 65.5 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £10.99, that's 41p per hour (main story).
What age rating is Hollow Knight?
Hollow Knight is rated PEGI 7.
How many people play Hollow Knight?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 10,607, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 95,428.
What is Hollow Knight's all-time Steam peak?
95,428 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Hollow Knight (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 10,607. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Hollow Knight dead?
No. Hollow Knight peaked at 11,121 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 6,537 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Hollow Knight player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Hollow Knight?
Hollow Knight is developed by Team Cherry.
Hollow Knight is a single-player 2D action platform game. It was made and published by Team Cherry, and first came out on 24 February 2017 on PC via Steam. It is sold at a one-off price. It ranks #21 in our best games of all time ranking.
How it plays
Hollow Knight is a 2D side-scrolling action adventure set in Hallownest, a ruined kingdom beneath the town of Dirtmouth. Its world is large and interconnected, with twisting caverns, overgrown wilds, forgotten highways and ancient cities, and the player chooses which paths to take and which enemies to face.
The controls are tightly tuned for dodging, dashing and slashing. Along the way the player gains new skills, including spells, a fast dash and wings to leap higher, and can equip Charms, ancient relics that give new powers. The Dream Nail lets the player see into the minds of characters and enemies. There are more than 130 enemies and 30 bosses, recorded in a Hunter's Journal.
Mapping is part of exploring: players buy compasses, quills, maps and pins to chart the world. Finishing the game unlocks Steel Soul Mode, a harder challenge. Four free content packs (Hidden Dreams, The Grimm Troupe, Lifeblood and Godmaster) added new bosses, quests and characters. The game is single-player.
What it costs
On Steam UK the game costs £12.79 at standard price. On the Nintendo eShop UK the Switch version costs £10.99, which is £1.80 less. Steam shows two DLC items. Its sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong, is a separate game.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 10,607 concurrent players, read on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam Charts is 95,428. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox players aren't counted.
Age rating
Hollow Knight is rated PEGI 7 for violence and fear. That is the PEGI rating for Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and Nintendo UK lists the Switch version as PEGI 7 too.
How we checked
Prices are the Steam UK and Nintendo eShop UK listings, read on 21 October 2026, at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day. The PEGI rating is from pegi.info and Nintendo UK. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Team Cherry's Hollow Knight Steam store page. © Team Cherry. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Team Cherry.
Official links: Steam · nintendo.com
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Hollow Knight Steam store screenshots (Team Cherry), published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam UK – Hollow Knight, published by store.steampowered.com
- Nintendo UK – Hollow Knight, published by nintendo.com
- PEGI rating – Hollow Knight, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Hollow Knight, published by steamcharts.com
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