Hollow Knight: Silksong, the Metroidvania from Australian indie studio Team Cherry, has quickly captured gamers’ hearts and become a strong contender for 2025 Game of the Year. The game stood out not just for its rich atmosphere, but also for its challenging gameplay — some levels and bosses could take players dozens of hours to conquer, and many gave up before ever completing the game.
According to Alinea Analytics, Hollow Knight: Silksong has around 6 million players across all platforms, with about 3.5 million on Steam alone. Roughly 2 million Steam players have logged over 20 hours in the game, and about 1% have played for more than 100 hours. Streams Charts analysts also investigated how much time streamers devoted to Hollow Knight: Silksong and how many actually managed to finish the game.
Twitch emerged as the top platform for Hollow Knight: Silksong streams. Over 80,500 unique channels broadcast the game, making up about 92% of all channels streaming Hollow Knight: Silksong across every platform. It’s worth noting that only channels with at least one viewer were included in the count.
Nearly one in four channels streaming Hollow Knight: Silksong spent less than 30 minutes playing. The game sparked a huge wave of hype among streamers, but many only gave it a brief look on their streams. Its high difficulty likely discouraged a number of them from diving in.
Over 95% of Hollow Knight: Silksong streamers never completed the game. A first playthrough is estimated to take between 30 and 50 hours. Between September 4 and 18, only 4.5% of streamers across all platforms logged that much time. Even so, spending that many hours didn’t necessarily mean they made it to the end.
Twitch streamers tended to spend more time with Hollow Knight: Silksong than those on other platforms. Around 4.5% of Twitch streamers logged over 30 hours of gameplay. By comparison, only 3.1% on YouTube and 1.65% on Kick reached that milestone.
Hollow Knight: Silksong has proven itself as both a beloved and brutally challenging title, captivating millions of players and streamers alike. Whether you’re diving in for the first time or chasing speedrun glory, the game’s depth and difficulty continue to spark excitement across the gaming community.
Livestreaming trends are a key indicator of a game’s release success. Streams Charts provides a comprehensive set of tools to track data such as the number of streamers and viewers, peak audience activity, popular time slots, days of the week, regions, and broadcast languages. This insight helps publishers plan marketing campaigns, monitor trends within the gaming community, and more. If you’re interested in partnering with us, reach out to our specialists today for a consultation.