Hollow Knight 1.5.12459 update patch notes

Hollow Knight came out with a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition yesterday, and as part of that, a version 1.5.12459 update has been made available.

Although there’s nothing earth shattering here, there’s actually a bit more to the patch than you might have expected. Team Cherry made subtle tweaks and adjustments such as pausing in inventory menus, making gameplay adjustments such as reducing Grey Prince Zote’s stagger bounce height, and more.

The full overview is as follows:

Hollow Knight update version 1.5.12459 patch notes

• Nintendo Switch 2 Edition support.
• Game now pauses while in inventory menus.
• Added dithering effect, and dithering options, to reduce colour banding.
• Fixed a softlock in City of Tears Grub room.
• Reduced Grey Prince Zote’s stagger bounce height.
• Updated Sly’s Great Slash collider to closer match visual.
• Salubra’s Blessing now deactivates after reaching max Soul.
• Map panning is now smoother.
• Various performance improvements.
• Various smaller fixes and tweaks.

Hollow Knight can be played now on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. If you’re wondering how the two versions compare, check out this post.