Hollow Knight: Silksong was my game of the year in 2025. Years of waiting did not disappoint me in the slightest. From a design perspective, what fascinates me most about its world is how brilliantly it intertwines hopelessness, religious fanaticism, and hope. I am also captivated by how simple yet unique the individual characters of the game are. Hornet, the protagonist of the game, is perhaps the best example of this.

In this fan art, I placed her prominently in the foreground, with the world in which the game takes place behind her. Through her positioning, pose, and the threads stretching across the city in the background, I wanted to emphasize that she carries responsibility for either the survival or the downfall of the world.

Overall, the image is intentionally abstract and defined by strong contrasts. Only those who have truly played the game will fully understand the story being told here.