How to Complete the Fine Pins Wish in Hollow Knight: Silksong

In the intricate, shadow-draped realm of Hollow Knight: Silksong, wishes are more than mere side quests; they are threads that pull players deeper into the game’s hidden corners. Among these, the Fine Pins wish offers a generous payout of Rosaries 🏆, but it demands a trek across…

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Silksong Guide: Reach High Halls and Grab the Map Without Losing Your Mind

So you’ve clawed your way into the Citadel in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and now you’re staring up at High Halls like it’s the world’s most hostile apartment building. Well, it is. The Citadel is packed with platforming sections that will punish you for missing a single…

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Little Nightmares 3: A Terrifying Co-op Dance Through The Carnevale

I still remember the moment I sat down at PAX West in Seattle, teaming up with another journalist to enter The Carnevale, the nightmarish fun fair at the heart of Little Nightmares 3. We had roughly an hour, two characters—Low and Alone—and a heady mixture of curiosity and…

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Silksong in 2026: How I Use Mods to Tame Team Cherry’s Brutal Masterpiece

As a longtime Hollow Knight fan who has spent a lot of 2026 replaying Hollow Knight: Silksong, I can say this: Team Cherry’s sequel is brilliant, but it is also brutally hard. Is it harder than the original? I think so, at least in its opening hours. The game’s wider…

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Grand Strategy Games That Still Steal Sleep in 2026

By 2026, the grand strategy genre has become a beautiful black hole for anyone with a spare evening and a weakness for maps. Mara, a longtime armchair emperor, sat down after dinner to play one more turn. When she finally looked up, the sun was rising, her coffee was cold, and she…

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Silksong’s Simple Keys and Locked Doors: A 2026 Guide to Rosaries, NPCs, and Secrets

In 2026, Hollow Knight: Silksong continues to be a labyrinthine metroidvania where backtracking is not a chore but a conversation with earlier failure. Among its most intriguing optional pursuits are the four Simple Keys, items scattered across the first two…

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Bellway Stations: My 12-Station Fast-Travel Adventure

I’ll be honest: the first time I set foot in Pharloom, I got lost so many times that my compass tool filed a restraining order against me. Hollow Knight: Silksong is a gorgeous, sprawling, occasionally infuriating masterpiece, and if you skip the compass, you’re…

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Hollow Knight Silksong: Mastering the Shaman Crest in 2026

Among the seven crests in Hollow Knight: Silksong, six can be acquired during the first two acts. The seventh—the Shaman Crest—is a late-game treasure that only appears in Act 3, and only after players have obtained the Silk Soar ability from the depths of The Abyss. This crest is…

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Silksong’s Steam Review Crisis: Negative Feedback Doubles Original Hollow Knight

When Hollow Knight: Silksong finally launched in September 2025, it was supposed to be a victory lap for Team Cherry. The sequel had been one of the most anticipated indie games in recent memory, and its arrival set Steam ablaze with record-breaking player…

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Rite of the Pollip: My Hunt for Six Hearts in Silksong

I still remember the first time a Pollip Heart revealed itself to me in Hollow Knight: Silksong. I was wandering through Shellwood, a region that feels like a cathedral built by roots that never learned to stop growing, when a drift of purple petals caught my eye. They floated from a wall…

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