Hollow Knight: Silksong Endings Guide - All 4 Endings

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In total, there are four endings to Hollow Knight Silksong, which are as follows:

Ending	Trophy
Normal Ending	Weaver Queen
Twisted Ending	Twisted Child
Soul Ending	Snared Silk
True Ending	Sister of the Void
Secret Ending	Passing of the Age

Be aware that the first two on our list can be done via the traditional ending to Act 2. There is an optional third act, that has a lot of content in it. But, to do those, you must get the Soul Ending, as that counts as both an Act 2 ending for an achievement, and gives you access to Act 3 on retrying from the save. Then the Act 3 endings are a choice between one or the other, as you need to do two different things to get it. We recommend creating a backup of your save if you can and then grab one ending, then the other before the boss fight.

If you want a specific ending, feel free to use our lookup table to get to the ending you want. Be advised, we have spoiler boxed the instructions so you don’t ruin it for yourself.

Silksong’s Normal Ending

The normal ending is the most simple. To get it you need to do the following:

Steps:

Complete the Act 1 objective to activate all the bells
Proceed into Act 2 and defeat Cogwork Dancers in Choral Chambers
Acquire all the musical sheets in High Halls, Whispering Vaults and Memoriam
Unlock the Cradle region and defeat Lace
Now move into the last boss room and defeat Grand Mother Silk and bind her powers.

This will end the game there and then as the default standard ending.

Twisted Child Ending

The Twisted Child ending requires the same early and mid game requirements as the normal ending. However, you will need to get some extra items.

Steps:

Proceed through the Whispering Vaults, and take the right pathway that leads to a huge vertical drop into Bilewater.
From Bilewater, you need to follow the left path where you enter the zone, then break into the pathways and double back to the sound of a baby crying noise.
You will get an item called Twisted Bud from a cradle. Take the Twisted Bud to Greyroot in Shellwood and hand it over.
Speak to her again, and you will become cursed - this starts the Rite of Rebirth Wish, but you don’t want to complete it.
Now, you need to go and defeat the Grand Mother Silk boss like you would do in the first ending.
However, the curse means you cannot heal, or use tools. So, it’s essentially the hard mode of the normal playthrough.

We recommend only doing the Twisted Bud stuff once you’ve completed the mid and late game main story objectives. Otherwise, you’ll be cursed for the remainder of the main quest objectives, which is not ideal.

Defeat the final main story boss while cursed.

Silk and Soul Ending

The interesting thing about this ending is that it’s not really a game over ending. Instead, it unlocks a new portion of the game (Act 3), but it does give you an ending related to the main storyline, hence the achievement.

The Silk and Soul ending will require the same steps as the normal ending, but like the Twisted Ending, it needs a rather large tweak. Proceed through Act 1 and 2 as normal and do not defeat the Grand Silk Mother until you do the following:

Find all Flea locations. Finding all Fleas moves the caravan to the Putrified Ducts region, and creates a town called Fleatopia.
Complete most if not all Wishes from Act 2.
When this happens, you should get a Wish called the Silk and Soul from the Songhaven Wish Board.
You now need to find 4 different souls across the map. They are as follows:
- Groal — A nasty boss with an awful Bilewater Bench run back to the boss room.
- Bell Hermit — Underneath Bellhaven which you can access in the Bellway room by going to the right through the wall and down again. Smash the objects a bit and then you should find him in a large pipe home.
- Maiden’s Soul — The Ruined Temple Maiden you meet at the start of the game after the first boss, before Bone Bottom town.
- Snare Setter — An item you need from the Weavernest region. Open the Needlein door in Moss Grotto to access it. Go explore, and it’s two layers directly above the bench at the bottom of the map.

With the souls and snare acquired, you can now hand in the wish. Go to the final boss and defeat her. When the boss is defeated, hold Y or Triangle to snare the boss, rather than bind her. This will allow you to access Act 3, and give you the canon ending of the Silk and Soul ending.

True Ending: Sister of the Void

This is one of the endings related to actually playing through Act 3. To get this, you pretty much need to do everything in the optional areas. See how to get the Silk and Soul ending to begin working through this ending. When you finish the game, load your save back up and you should be in Act 3.