Boss fights and exploration of out-of-the-way areas expand your combat and movement abilities in Hollow Knight, a 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat.
You play as the Knight, descending beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth into Hallownest. This once-prosperous insect kingdom has become a bleak place. Traveling through its districts brings encounters with friendly and hostile inhabitants as you uncover the kingdom’s history and investigate its mysteries.