Hollow Knight: Silk Song Patch 5 is now available for download on PC, with other platforms to follow soon. While this release is partly focused on solving localization issues, it also introduces a variety of different ones Hollow Knight: Silk Song bug fixes.
Team Cherry's critically acclaimed metroidvania has technically received over 20 patches since launch, but only because each large-scale update went through multiple betas before a wider release. The latest major release materialized in the form of Hollow Knight: Silk Song Patch 4, which officially launched in November 2025. In February 2026, Team Cherry began testing its fifth major update, which has since received three beta versions, designated as versions 1.0.29811, 1.0.29884, and 1.0.29909.
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Silksong Patch 5 introduces over 20 changes
The month-long period of beta testing is now officially over, with Patch 5 hitting the stable channel on March 16th. Identified with build number 1.0.29926, the update is currently only available for the PC version of Hollow Knight: Silk Song via Steam and GOG. The changelog accompanying the mid-March patch includes a total of 21 items, with a brand new traditional Chinese localization listed at the top.
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Team Cherry's decision to list localization changes as the highlight of the new update was likely not accidental; shortly after release in September 2025, Hollow Knight: Silk Song the review bombed over what many players described as a poor simplified Chinese localization, which had been outsourced to a third party. Team Cherry updated the Simplified Chinese version in late October 2025, with the recently debuted Patch 5 now expanding the game's language options with the addition of Traditional Chinese. The March 2026 update also refines the game's German localization with the goal of delivering more consistency with the English version and improving clarity in some places.
In terms of gameplay news, the single biggest change was introduced in the 1.0.29926 build. Hollow Knight: Silk Song's Silk Soar. Specifically, the double jump ability can now be used without restriction during scene transitions, as long as the Hornet has enough Silk to activate it. The feature has been in testing since February and effectively allows players to traverse the entire map from bottom to top in around 30 seconds when properly positioned.
The March 2026 update also introduces 16 bug fixes, targeting issues such as enemies and the Hornet getting stuck out of bounds in certain edge cases. The Last Judge has also been adjusted so that its death explosion deals three points of damage instead of two. While the change is technically a nerf, Team Cherry officially framed it as a fix since the boss was never intended to deal three masks of damage on death. The update also revised the Magma Bell, with Blue Tool's protective aura now working against all fire explosions in the game.
Underworks Choruses will play their full Needolin text starting with version 1.0.29926, which also fixes an interaction between Shell Satchel and tool quantity instances where removing the former would sometimes cause the latter to not update correctly. Another notable change affects Hollow Knight: Silk Songs infamous Savage Beastfly fight, which is now guaranteed to end as soon as the boss is defeated. In the previous versions of the game, any minions created by the erratic boss would remain even after the Savage Beastfly was defeated, further complicating an already challenging fight. Based on Team Cherry's previous release pattern, Patch 5 could reach console versions of Hollow Knight: Silk Song in late March 2026. In previous staggered launches, console updates arrived within five days of the PC release.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Update 5 Patch Notes
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Added new traditional Chinese localization.
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Refined German translation to improve clarity and consistency with the English version.
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Allowed Silk Soar through top stage exits.
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Fixed various cases of specific enemies being stuck outside the boundaries.
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Fixed various instances of the Hornet being pulled out of bounds by enemies.
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Fixed Last Judge's death explosion doing 3 damage (now 2).
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Magma Bell now protects against all fire explosions.
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Fixed another case where Shrine Guardian Seth could push the Horn through a wall.
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Fixed a case where Lace (Cradle) went off the field. Also various small fixes to prevent some rare, odd behaviors during combat.
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Fixed some tools being accidentally bounceable in specific cases.
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Fixed Border Caves bounce pods giving Silk & Health for some weapons.
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Fixed Snitch Pick not doing its 3rd hit in a memory.
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Fixed issues with Wood Wasp colliders sometimes lingering longer than intended or not reactivating on respawn.
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Fixed Choruses in Underworks not playing the full Needolin text.
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Fixed an instance where Thread Rakers could get stuck out of bounds.
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Savage Beastfly's summoned minions now die when the boss is killed.
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Father Field's Savage Beastfly is now stunned when hit by the hanging bomb rock.
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Fixed an instance of tool quantity not updating correctly when removing the Shell Satchel.
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Fixed a rare case of Lavalugs being frozen in place.
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Fixed fast travel accidentally clearing Hunter focus.
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Various minor corrections and tweaks.
Source: Hollow Knight Wiki
