Silksong’s Simplified Chinese Localization Controversy and Team Cherry’s Response

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Hollow Knight: Silksong arrived with strong praise from critics and many players, yet its public reception on Steam soon became more complicated than the gameplay discussion alone would suggest. The issue was not combat, platforming, or the haunting world design that fans had waited years to explore. Instead, a wave of criticism focused on the game’s Simplified Chinese localization, which many Chinese players described as tonally jarring and poorly suited to the game’s atmosphere. The res