Silksong vs Hades II: What 864 Steam Reviews Actually Say
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Short version: if you want a world to get lost in, players point to Silksong. If you want a game you can replay with a different build every run, they point to Hades II. The two land close on overall score (88.2 and 80.2 out of 100), but they are loved for almost opposite things.
What we read
408 Steam reviews of Hollow Knight: Silksong and 456 of Hades II, all from the past year and in all languages, analyzed on September 11 and 12, 2026. Each review is scored on 25 indicators in 8 categories, from −5 to +5. How we score games.
Side by side
| Category (−5 to +5) |
Silksong | Hades II | Gap (Silksong − Hades II) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (0 to 100) |
88.2 | 80.2 | +8.0 |
| Visuals & Sound | 4.4 | 3.8 | +0.6 |
| Story & World | 3.7 | 0.6 | +3.1 |
| Content Volume | 3.0 | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| Gameplay | 1.3 | 2.0 | −0.7 |
| Tech & Support | 0.1 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| Pricing & Fairness | 0.2 | −0.1 | +0.3 |
Multiplayer is left out: fewer than 10% of reviews for either game mention it.
Where Silksong wins: the world
Story & World is the widest gap in the table. Silksong scores 3.7; Hades II scores 0.6, 359th of the 400 games we can rank on it. The split is inside the category. Hades II's world is praised (+3.3), but its plot averages out to almost exactly zero. Silksong scores high on all three: plot (+3.6), characters (+3.8) and world (+3.9).
Silksong's Visuals & Sound (4.4) ranks 13th of 431 games. The most-repeated praise, summarized from 90 reviews: the art improved, the zone designs are magnificent, a visually superior Metroidvania.
Where Hades II wins: every run is different
Hades II scores higher on Gameplay (2.0 against 1.3), and the reason is clear in the reviews: "an outstanding number of builds and weapons that completely change playstyle" (54 reviews). Strategy and build depth, at +2.9, is where its gameplay praise concentrates.
Silksong's Gameplay score is held down by one thing: difficulty. It comes up constantly, and it averages only +0.6. Players are split on it. Controls and feel, by contrast, score +3.2.
Where they tie
- Length. Both earn praise for how much there is: "64 hours, game keeps opening up with tons of content for $20" (Silksong, 20 reviews) and "60+ hours with constant new content discoveries" (Hades II, 21 reviews).
- Sound. Hades II's soundtrack is its single highest indicator (+4.3): "probably my favorite soundtrack of all time" (30 reviews).
- Tech and pricing. Both sit near zero, which on these two categories means few complaints.
Limits
1) These are averages of what reviewers wrote, not a verdict on the games.
2) Silksong's difficulty discussion is loud on Steam, which pulls its Gameplay score toward the middle even though players who like hard games praise exactly that.
3) Numbers are as of September 11 and 12, 2026.
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Game pages: Hollow Knight: Silksong · Hades II · How we score games
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