You can play Hollow Knight in the cloud on GeForce NOW, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna, Boosteroid and PlayStation Plus. You play on your PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox, phone, tablet, TV or Fire TV with nothing to download. It is included with Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna and PlayStation Plus. On GeForce NOW and Boosteroid you play a copy you own.
Included with Xbox Cloud, Amazon Luna and PlayStation Plus. GeForce NOW and Boosteroid need your own copy.
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Where to buy Hollow Knight for cloud play
GeForce NOW and Boosteroid do not sell games: you play the copy you already own. If you do not have Hollow Knight yet, buy it from one of these stores. It then works in the cloud on any device. Prices are shown for your country.
Hollow Knight on GeForce NOW
Your GeForce NOW plan decides how good Hollow Knight looks, how long one session lasts, and whether you wait for a machine. These limits are the same for every game on GeForce NOW. NVIDIA also tuned its graphics settings for each plan. You change nothing.
NVIDIA sells GeForce NOW itself here, in US dollars.
- Can play Hollow Knight
- Yes
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Frame rate
- 60 fps
- Ray tracing & DLSS
- —
- HDR & ultrawide
- —
- Graphics card
- Basic, shared
- Max session length
- 1 hour
- Hours included
- Unlimited, with a queue
- Can play Hollow Knight
- Yes
- Resolution
- Up to 1440p
- Frame rate
- 60 fps
- Ray tracing & DLSS
- RTX ON
- HDR & ultrawide
- Ultrawide
- Graphics card
- RTX-class, dedicated
- Max session length
- 6 hours
- Hours included
- 100 a month
- Can play Hollow Knight
- Yes
- Resolution
- Up to 5K
- Frame rate
- 120 fps · 360 fps at 1080p
- Ray tracing & DLSS
- RTX ON · DLSS 4 · Reflex
- HDR & ultrawide
- HDR · ultrawide
- Graphics card
- RTX 5080-class
- Max session length
- 8 hours
- Hours included
- 100 a month
About Hollow Knight
Who made it, when it came out, and how it plays. The same on each service.
- DEVELOPER
- Team Cherry
- RELEASE DATE
- 24 Feb, 2017
- GENRES
- Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie
- GAME MODES
- Single-player
- CONTROLLER SUPPORT
- Full. Plays with a gamepad on all devices
Get notified about Hollow Knight
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Hollow Knight cloud gaming FAQ
Can you play Hollow Knight in the cloud?+
Yes. Hollow Knight is on 5 cloud gaming services: GeForce NOW, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna, Boosteroid and PlayStation Plus. You play it on a PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox, phone, tablet, TV or Fire TV. You download and install nothing.
Is Hollow Knight on GeForce NOW?+
Yes. Hollow Knight is on GeForce NOW. You must own the game on Steam or Xbox. GeForce NOW then runs your copy on its servers. The free plan can start it. On the free plan you play in 1080p, you may wait in a queue, and a session ends after 1 hour.
Is Hollow Knight on Boosteroid?+
Yes. Hollow Knight is on Boosteroid. You need your own copy on Steam or Xbox. A Boosteroid subscription is also required.
Is Hollow Knight on PlayStation Plus?+
Yes. Hollow Knight is in the PlayStation Plus Premium cloud catalogue. Premium members can play it on a PS5, PS4 or PC with no download.
Is Hollow Knight on Xbox Cloud Gaming?+
Yes. Hollow Knight is included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. You play it through Xbox Cloud Gaming on a browser, phone, tablet or console. You buy nothing.
Is Hollow Knight on Amazon Luna?+
Yes. Hollow Knight is included with an Amazon Luna subscription. You can play it on Fire TV, phones, tablets and browsers.
Do I need to buy Hollow Knight to play it in the cloud?+
It depends on the service. Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna and PlayStation Plus include Hollow Knight in the subscription. GeForce NOW and Boosteroid do not: there you play a copy you own.
Can you play Hollow Knight in the cloud for free?+
Yes. The GeForce NOW free plan can start Hollow Knight, if you own the game. On the free plan you play in 1080p, you may wait in a queue, and a session ends after 1 hour. A paid plan removes the queue and allows longer sessions.
Can I play Hollow Knight with a controller?+
Yes. Hollow Knight has full controller support. It plays on a phone, tablet or TV with a gamepad.
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