A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
Best gaming PC for Hollow Knight in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hollow Knight today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Team Cherry on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) / newer | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) / newer |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300 | Intel Core i5-3470 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) | GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB) |
| Storage | 9 GB | 9 GB |
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Hollow Knight?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-3470 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.