10 Best Mods To Install in 2024

As one of the best metroidvanias of all time, Hollow Knight has a lot of content. Whether it’s areas, bosses, questlines, or secrets, Team Cherry’s masterpiece is packed with things to explore and discover, even more so when considering its multiple DLC.

However, Hollow Knight’s fan base is one of the most active in the gaming industry, especially while waiting for the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, its sequel. Therefore, they’re always hungry for more experiences, and that’s where the modding community enters the stage.

From skins to new game modes, from accessibility options to multiplayer ones, the game has plenty of fan-made content, more than enough to create a list of Hollow Knight’s 10 best mods.

10

MilliGolf

A New Way To Take Revenge On Millibelle

Among the deep plethora of NPCs that Hollow Knight has, we have Millibelle, the “banker” that can be found just outside Queen’s Station practicing the art of scam.

The bank fiasco is one of the most memorable and angry questlines of Hollow Knight, but you can dump your wrath on Millibelle with MilliGolf, the mod that allows you to play mini-golf with her shell.

It’s as simple as hitting her towards the hole, which often is your typical downward transition gap to another screen, but it’s really fun to try to optimize the number of hits that you put in every circuit (as there are many all across Hallownest).

Of course, you could take your vanilla revenge (and even gain some geo) by visiting her at the Pleasure House in City of Tears, but that doesn’t feel enough. This mod, in exchange, does feel closer to enough.

9

Invincibility

Path Of Pain Is No Longer a Problem

Among other things, Hollow Knight earns its reputation for being difficult. The game can be pretty unforgiving in certain situations, with bosses and even normal enemies being very hard, thus scaring away players who want to explore its world but can’t overcome its challenges.

If that’s your case, the Invincibility mod is a great option, given that it makes it impossible for enemies to kill you. Then, with the opportunity to dive into the game without worrying about losing your geo or going through an area that you have already explored, the game becomes so much more accessible.

It takes away the struggle and sensation of achievement after surpassing its barriers, but if the Invincibility mod gives you the chance to discover the beauty and melancholy of Hollow Knight’s lore, art, and soundtrack… So be it.

8

FuryMod

The New One Mask Mod

Talking about challenges, one of the most common forms of vanilla tests of might in Hollow Knight is through the use of the Fury of the Fallen charm, which gives you extra power whenever you only have one Mask.

If you want to be forever in Super Saiyan form and at the edge of your seat, the FuryMod does exactly that: it activates Fury of the Fallen permanently by forcing you to always be at one health.

This mod is a substitution for the famous One Mask Mod, but you still die with only one hit, so you can put your worries aside and try the most extravagant charm combinations to test the limits of one of the best 2D Souls-Likes.

7

Godseeker+

Difficulty Settings For The Pantheons

Godmaster is the Hollow Knight DLC that adds the Pantheons, the game’s biggest challenges. For some, they are too hard; for others, they are too easy; for both types of players, you have Godseeker+, a mod that allows you to modify the Pantheon’s difficulty at your will.

Do you want less health for your bosses? Or to restart the Pantheons immediately after losing (or winning)? Or entering every fight with the maximum amount of Soul? Well, Godseeker+ has you covered.

Overall, this mod enhances the experience of Godmaster by making it more accessible, regardless of whether it’s easier or harder. It’s certainly the best and most personalized way to do the Pantheons and not go crazy in the process.

6

The Git Gud Patch

Health Bars For Enemies And God Mode

When looking for ways to make Hollow Knight easier, the Invincibility mod can be too much, as it strips away almost all the difficulty. It’s, of course, a valid alternative, though if you agree with the initial statement, then you can try The Git Gud Patch.

Specifically, this mod adds health bars to enemies, a folder for other mods, an optional 21:9 patch, and, above all, a Debug mode, which is practically God Mode: from infinite health to instantly killing everything, you can manipulate almost any value you would like.

It’s a pretty handy tool that can be used for a wide array of reasons, not only to ‘git gud’. It’s versatile and can be useful to both newbies and veterans, so you could consider it essential for the Hollow Knight’s modding scene.

5

Easier Mode – Cheap Charms

One Notch, One Charm

The idea of finding ways to make Hollow Knight easier has been materialized, as you can see, in many forms. Nevertheless, if none of the presented options fit your desire, you could try Easier Mode – Cheap Charms.

As the name implies, this mod turns every charm notch requisite into one, allowing you to equip up to 11 charms without being overcharmed and to pull out some of the most powerful and unintended combinations of attacks, skills, and utilities.

It’s a subtle way of making the game more reachable without deleting all its difficulty. It will still be a tough experience, but it will also be a crazy and exploitable one.

4

Skins

From Grimm To Hornet, From Dead Cells To Among Us

Every single modded game has a constant: skins. The art of aesthetically changing the protagonist, enemies, or even effects is as old as the concept of modding, and Hollow Knight is no exception to this rule.

After installing the Custom Knight mod, check the skins list and find your favorite. Whether it’s a different video game, like Among Us or Dead Cells, or a different character, like Grimm or Hornet, there is no limit to the immense variety of options that the player has at his disposal.

This mod doesn’t affect the functionality of the game in any way, so it’s the perfect modification for those who want to have the original experience with just a little tweak.

3

Multiplayer

Canonical Hollow Knight

Despite being a perfectly crafted single-player experience, Hollow Knight is a game that can be thoroughly enjoyed with a friend, as demonstrated by its Multiplayer mod.

This addition allows people to host games and let other players join them in their adventures, whether it’s to fight each other, tackle the foes that dwell in the kingdom, or calmly visit some of the best areas in the game.

It’s a surprisingly functional mode that opens a whole new world of possibilities. Whenever you feel like Hollow Knight can’t offer you anything new, bringing a companion might be the best thing to do.

2

Randomizer

The True Silksong Waiting Room

If there’s something in this world that has eased the pain of being in the Silksong waiting room, that’s got to be the Randomizer.

Randomly changing the location of every item, enemy, and boss, this mod has become THE mod of Hollow Knight, carrying almost single-handedly all the weight of a community that can’t wait much longer for Hornet to arrive.

It completely changes what you know about the game, throwing you what could be the easiest way of all time to the Temple of the Black Egg or the hardest journey that a Knight has ever endured to even reach Dirtmouth. In that unpredictability lies the magic of the Randomizer.

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Pale Court

A Mod Worthy Of Being Official

Despite its tiny budget, Hollow Knight has one of the best DLC lineups in gaming history. In all honesty, the integral experience of the game never needed anything else than what it already had, but that’s what makes the Pale Court mod a superb work.

This unofficial expansion adds bosses, charms, art, music, voice lines, and dialogues with main game level of quality, all while being lore accurate. It could easily pass as part of the original title, and that’s no easy feat.

It may not provide the same amount of hours of content as the Randomizer or the Multiplayer, but it’s so outstanding and so well-crafted that it doesn’t matter.

In the end, Pale Court is the main example of Hollow Knight having one of the most passionate and caring communities. Without a doubt, a masterpiece of modding.