Overview

• On Steam’s Simplified Chinese filter, only 38% of nearly 32,000 Silksong reviews are positive, giving the game a locally negative rating.
• Team Cherry’s publishing lead Matthew Griffin said the studio will improve the Simplified Chinese text over the coming weeks.
• Localization specialists describe the current Chinese script as faux‑archaic and confusing, with some arguing the issues reflect creative direction rather than grammar.
• Global reception remains largely positive, with strong player numbers and far higher approval in other languages.
• Silksong credits two people for Chinese localization compared with six on the original game, raising questions about resourcing and quality control.