All of Silksong's top mods make the game easier, including a returning Hollow Knight QoL favorite_ A

As with all big releases, Silksong's launch was the starting gun for two gaming races: Modding and speedrunning. The latter is still in a discovery phase before recordkeeping begins on on October 1, but the Silksong Nexus already has mods up the wazoo⁠—mostly to make the challenging metroidvania a little bit easier.

The number two slot on the feels like an old friend: by Synthlight. Silksong, like the first Hollow Knight, requires you to give up space among your buildcrafting "tools"—the equivalent of charms from the first game⁠—to have an icon showing your place on the map screen.

You effectively have to make yourself weaker to receive that comforting navigation aid. Synthlight's mod just gives you the effect for free, and the author has that makes picking up currency easier. Both projects require the to function.

I tend to be an obnoxious, curmudgeonly purist when it comes to stuff like this: I like friction in games, even when all yono app it's a little wonky or annoying. It's just so much more memorable than a game that goes down too smooth.

I also appreciate the commitment of a developer who insists on keeping a feature players dislike, such as the powergamer-thwarting compass. go rummy I hated 's Ulcerated Tree Spirits in their 12 appearances in the base game, but FromSoft bringing them back in Shadow of the Erdtree and Nightreign was an .

But I get it, and I like that these mods holy rummy are effectively an ersatz difficulty slider in the absence of an official one. If you're finding Silksong too punishing, the also has mods for reduced enemy damage, fast travel, boss health bars, and more. I may insist on my own misery in this hobby of ours for no real reason, but you don't have to.