Overview

• Developers said players can mitigate tough encounters through exploration, learning, or taking alternate routes rather than being stonewalled by a single boss.
• Team Cherry acknowledged Silksong is more complex and tougher than Hollow Knight by design.
• Because Hornet is faster and more skillful, even basic foes were rebuilt to be more intelligent, with the ant warrior drawing from the original Hornet boss move set.
• The team chose not to scale back Hornet’s abilities and instead aimed to "bring everyone else up" to match her level.
• Post-launch, the game received an update that slightly nerfed a couple of early bosses, and some players have turned to mods to reduce enemy damage.