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About Hollow Knight

A dark system drawn from Team Cherry's Hallownest: ink-navy caverns, a bone-white mask, and menus that sit on pure black under hairline white filigree. Titles are set in Cinzel's carved capitals and lore runs in EB Garamond, so every screen reads like an inscription found underground.

Colour arrives sparingly, the way it does in the game's regions: City of Tears rain-blue for panels, Greenpath teal, Hive honey-gold for Geo and highlights, Hornet's crimson for danger. A few elements, a lot of darkness.

Learn more about the Hollow Knight style

Origin
Adelaide, South Australia
Era
Kickstarter 2014; released 24 February 2017 (PC), Switch 2018; content packs 2017–2018
Key figures
Ari Gibson · William Pellen · David Kazi · Christopher Larkin
Movements
Metroidvania · Hand-drawn 2D animation · Crowdfunded independent games

Hollow Knight design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

CinzelHeadings
EB GaramondBody
Courier PrimeMono
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