Hollow Knight: Silksong
Every fact on this page applies to update 1.0.30000, the one version tested. Other versions may behave differently.
No emulator needed: Hollow Knight: Silksong runs natively on the Apple chip. How nxnative compares with emulators
Running through nxnative
How Hollow Knight: Silksong runs
Hollow Knight: Silksong plays on the iPhone. Its Packed app came to about 6.4 GB when the project developers last published sizes. It runs at 60 fps, as on the Switch.
How it runs
On the Mac, it was tested through the logos, the title, a new file, the intro poem and opening cinematic, and then the first two rooms of Moss Grotto as Hornet, binding, jumping and attacking, with music and sound. Cinematics play at 30 fps because the game asks for that. Memory use stayed flat in play.
Controls
The Packed app starts in the 2D touch layout (left stick, face buttons, shoulders, minus and plus). The layout button at the top centre switches layouts in game, and the app remembers your choice. A binds, B jumps and Y attacks, as the game's own prompts say.
Good to know
- Tested on update 1.0.30000. The base game without updates also packs and plays the same opening on the Mac.
Known issues
None reported
Packing command
Run this in your nxnative folder on the Build Mac. Replace the game folder and the keys path with your own. Add --platform mac-app to get a Mac app instead of an iPhone and iPad app.
python3 scripts/build_ipa_from_nsp.py ~/Games/hollow-knight-silksong -k ~/keys/prod.keysFAQ
Does Hollow Knight: Silksong work with nxnative?
Yes. Hollow Knight: Silksong is tested with nxnative on update 1.0.30000.
Which iPhone, iPad or Mac do I need to play Hollow Knight: Silksong?
An iPhone 15 Pro or newer (A17 Pro chip or later) or an iPad with an M1 chip or later, on iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, or a Mac with Apple silicon. iPads with the A17 Pro chip (iPad mini) have the iPhone 15 Pro's chip but are untested by nxnative. Packing needs a Mac with macOS 26.6 or later and Xcode 27.1.
Is Hollow Knight: Silksong included?
No. Neither this site nor nxnative includes any game. You Pack Hollow Knight: Silksong from your own copy of the game, with keys dumped from your own Switch.
Does online play work in Hollow Knight: Silksong?
Online play in Hollow Knight: Silksong is not confirmed to work, so do not count on it.
