12 Games like Hollow Knight on PS5 that you should try

The resemblance to Hollow Knight is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Hollow Knight is punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: pixel art.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Hollow Knight — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

The resemblance to Hollow Knight is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Hollow Knight — the two agree on combat, game mode and setting. Both also lean on melee combat and fantasy world. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

It shares the essentials of what Hollow Knight does: deep RPG systems, punishing difficulty and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and an isometric view.

What brings it close to Hollow Knight is deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and world. The common ground extends to melee combat and fantasy world. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

The resemblance to Hollow Knight is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and fantasy world. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: horror setting and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Hollow Knight is punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and fantasy world. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

If Hollow Knight worked for you because of punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Hollow Knight’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and co-op play.

Same family as Hollow Knight: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings magic-based combat and horror setting.