Team Cherry Releases First Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch to Ease Early Challenges

Lead Team Cherry rolled out the inaugural post-launch patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong on September 10, introducing slight difficulty reductions for two opening bosses and myriad bug fixes.

Nut Graf The 1.0.28470 update addresses player feedback by toning down Moorwing and Sister Splinter encounters, rebalancing rosary rewards, and correcting stability issues. These changes aim to smooth the early experience without compromising core Metroidvania mechanics.

Balance Tweaks

• Early-Game Boss Nerfs: Moorwing and Sister Splinter now deal less damage, making their fights more forgiving.
• Enemy Adjustments: Sandcarver attacks have reduced damage to cut down runback penalties.
• Economy Changes: Mid-game Bellway and Bell Bench prices are mildly lowered, while rosary rewards from relics, psalm cylinders, and courier deliveries are slightly increased.

Critical Bug Fixes

• Resolved soft-locks after down-bouncing on certain projectiles and during Lace’s Deep Docks battle.
• Corrected uncompletable objectives in “Infestation Operation” and “Beast in the Bells” quests.
• Fixed issues with rogue Silk Snippers in the Chapel of the Reaper and inaccessible courier deliveries in Act 3.
• Addressed float override input malfunction post-Faydown Cloak acquisition and Snitch Pick reward failures.

Availability & Next Steps PC players can access the patch immediately via the public-beta branch on Steam and GOG; console versions will receive the update mid-next week, barring unforeseen delays. Team Cherry confirms work on a second patch is already underway.