In the week since Hollow Knight: Silksong launched, the game’s difficulty has dominated conversations about it. It’s undoubtedly a more punishing game than Hollow Knight, which has left some players (on PC at least) scrambling for mods to tone down some of its more sadistic edges. Now, developer Team Cherry is issuing the first patch aimed at tweaking Silksong’s difficulty in a few small ways, but its limited scope means it doesn’t come close to changing the game’s biggest nuisances.

Due the week of September 15, Silksong’s upcoming patch introduces a smattering of fixes across the game which will, undoubtedly make the game easier to beat. But less frustrating? That’s the real question — and one that may speak to a bigger issue with the game.

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