Hollow Knight: Silksong's new beta patch notes don't make things any easier
Blog Andrew Joseph 16 Oct , 2025 0

Earlier this week, the Cherries released a patch for Hollow Knight: Silk Songnow the developers have dropped the new beta patch currently in development. For now, this update appears to be even smaller than the last patch, focusing on localization and control issues.
One of the most notable improvements is that rumble functionality is now implemented. The developers also noted that they are using a new script with updated Chinese translations and will further improve it “based on player feedback.” The previous Chinese version was extremely unpopular, causing the game to be review-bombed.
Most of the other fixes in this beta patch are fairly minor quality-of-life improvements. An update earlier this week had more notable features, including DualSense Edge support. Team Cherry previously shared Patch to reduce the difficulty of Silk Songbut fans who need extra help completing the game may be better served by checking out Silk song module This makes things easier.
Currently, Silksong players can obtain Beta patch 1.0.28954 via: steam. But it won't be automatically added to your game. If you want to choose to use the beta patch, you'll need to follow these steps:
- Right click on the game in the library
- Select properties
- Go to Beta tab
- Select current test branch option
- Download new updates
Team Cherry has yet to reveal sales figures for Silksong, but one analyst said the game has Sales exceeded 4.2 million vehicles Across consoles and PC. Now it is one of them The 20 most popular Steam games of all time.
Hollow Knight: Silk Song 1.0.28954 beta patch notes
- Updated Simplified Chinese translation with new scripts for public testing. This is just a basic implementation and will be refined and updated based on player feedback.
- Various localization fixes implemented across all languages.
- Switched to Unity's input system to improve overall controller support. This includes the rumble feature now available for a variety of controllers, as well as additional controllers being recognized. Some issues may still exist. For a complete list of supported controllers and features, please visit this page.
- Fixed an issue where Styx would not provide the Rosary when delivering the Queen's Egg.
- Fixed an issue where Eye of the Druid would sometimes not be equipped correctly when first obtained.
- Fixed some downward attack collider getting stuck in rare cases.
- Fixed several instances of Bumblebee clearing plasma state in unexpected situations (e.g. Bellway Travel).
- Fixed an issue that resulted in entering the plasma state when killing the Winged Life Seed instead of using the Plasma Vial.
- Reduced unintentionally longer binding times when using multi-binders with Shaman's Crest.
- Updated Multibinder's initial binding to clear out maggots based on community comments.
- Various minor tweaks and fixes.