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Hollow Knight: Silksong devs Team Cherry try drafting in fans to sort translation woes with patch 4 beta update

Twice now Hollow Knight: Silksong devs Team Cherry have put out a Simplified Chinese translation of the Metroidvania, only for Chinese players to point out some stuff it does weirdly. Well, in their third crack at providing said translation, Team Cherry look to have gone the tried and trusted route, introducing a fan-made one people already like with the latest update to patch 4's ongoing Steam beta.


As a quick recap, the Simplified Chinese translation Silksong offered at launch was flagged as being a bit Shakespearey, leading to mixed reviews of the game in the region. Team Cherry were quick to introduce a second translation in an attempt to rectify the issue, but that one ended up earning thumbs downs from players due to how it translated some place and character names.


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Hollow Knight Silksong patch 4 adds community-requested tool buff and overhauls review-bombed localization

Hollow Knight Silksong patch 4 has just landed in public beta on Steam, making this Team Cherry's second update of the week. The developer clearly isn't ready to stop tweaking its masterpiece yet, and this latest overhaul includes some welcome improvements to controller support and a first pass at a new Simplified Chinese translation, which led to the game being review-bombed by players in China.


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Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 4 has a Beta up with a major controller input change

Team Cherry certainly are getting these patches out rapidly, they only just launched Patch 3 for Hollow Knight: Silksong and now Patch 4 has a Beta.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/hollow-knight-silksong-patch-4-has-a-beta-up-with-a-major-controller-input-change/

Hollow Knight: Silksong patch 4 is live in Steam beta, and problems persist with its new Simplified Chinese translation

Around the time of Hollow Knight: Silksong's release, the Metroidvania's Simplified Chinese translation was flagged as being a bit stilted, with Team Cherry quickly promising to rectify the "quality issues". They've aimed to take the first step in doing just that with the game's fourth patch, which is now live in Steam beta with a fresh translation, but early impressions from players are largely negative.


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Hollow Knight: Silksong patch 3 (1.0.28891) brings a lot of fixes and Dualsense Edge support

The most popular Steam Deck game over the last month continues to improve, with the third major patch now available for Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/hollow-knight-silksong-patch-3-1-0-28891-brings-a-lot-of-fixes-and-dualsense-edge-support/