Hollow Knight (Switch, Switch 2): all the updates

Lite_Agent 16 December 2025 Hollow Knight, Team Cherry

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Hollow Knight on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

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Hollow Knight – Ver. ???

Release date: 2026
Patch notes:

Full patch notes coming later. This update brings the following to the game:

adds support for upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Game now pauses while in inventory menus.
Added dithering effect, and dithering options, to reduce colour banding.
Fixed a softlock in City of Tears Grub room.
Reduced Grey Prince Zote’s stagger bounce height.
Updated Sly’s Great Slash collider to closer match visual.
Salubra’s Blessing now deactivates after reaching max Soul.
Map panning is now smoother
Various smaller fixes and tweaks.

Additional notes: none
Source: Team Cherry / Team Cherry (Steam)

How to download updates for Hollow Knight on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Hollow Knight, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.