Hollow Knight: Silksong

Name: Hollow Knight: Silksong Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Hollow Knight: Silksong ranks #86 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2025.

All-time rank: #86
Combined yearly score: 2.7%
Times picked #1: 7
Sources awarding points: 7

Release year: 2025 Metascore90

GOTY record details

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Strongest year 2025 #4 · 2.7%

Picked as #1 100% 7 / 7

Selection methods 2 Who selected it?

Most common source type 6 Overall award

GOTY record across all years

Year-by-year GOTY record

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Year rank: #4
Available points earned: 2.7% 700 pts
Score difference from #1: 64.8 pp
Score difference from nearest game: 0 pp

Compare games from the same year

#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 67.5%
#2 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 5.6%
#3 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach 3.5%
#4 Hades II 2.7%
#4 Hollow Knight: Silksong 2.7%

Records by source

Which sources selected this game?

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Who selected it?

Editorial

6 sources
Reader vote

1 sources

What was the result?

Winner

3 sources
Ranked

4 sources

How were points calculated?

Top 10 list

4 sources
Winner only

3 sources

Source types

Overall award

6 sources
Game of the Year

1 sources

Records by source

Sources used for scoring

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Show 7 source records

Game8 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 31, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 1, 2026

GameHall 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 31, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Helden der Freizeit 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Insider Gaming 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 31, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 1, 2026

NME 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 2, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Overloadr 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 23, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 20, 2026

The Steam Awards 2025 · Game of the Year

Result year: 2025
Date published: Jan 5, 2026
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 31, 2026

Official trailer

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games · PlayStation