Silksong in 2026: How I Use Mods to Tame Team Cherry’s Brutal Masterpiece

As a longtime Hollow Knight fan who has spent a lot of 2026 replaying Hollow Knight: Silksong, I can say this: Team Cherry’s sequel is brilliant, but it is also brutally hard. Is it harder than the original? I think so, at least in its opening hours. The game’s wider exposure has brought in players who may not be deeply familiar with Metroidvanias or Soulslike punishment, and that can make Pharloom feel like a wall rather than a challenge. If you love the art, lore, and combat but wish Silksong had an easy mode, the mod scene is your best friend. I still recommend starting with vanilla, because the base game is masterful. But if you are thinking about dropping it, a few community mods can make the experience far more accessible without completely breaking it.

Most Silksong mods use BepInEx, and in 2026 the installation process is still pretty simple. Here is how I do it:

1. Download the BepInEx zipped file that matches your system.

2. Extract its files and add them to Silksong’s install folder. I placed BepInEx in the Content folder.

3. Start and exit the game. This creates the required BepInEx folders. You can also create the plugins folder manually inside BepInEx.

4. Download a mod and add its .dll file to the plugins folder.

5. Load the game, and the mod should work.

Some mods may have unique instructions, so I always read their descriptions first. That said, the BepInEx method covers most of what I have tried.

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