Hollow Knight: Silksong players have spotted a rogue mouse cursor in one of the game’s late cutscenes, a small error that it’s impossible to ignore once you know it’s there.
It’s fair to say that Silksong has lived up to the hype for many players. Despite some debate around its punishing difficulty, the sprawling world, level design, and boss fights that Team Cherry put together have earned it glowing reviews.
However, fans have stumbled across a mistake in Act 3 that rivals Game of Thrones’ infamous coffee cup moment.
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Silksong devs accidentally leave mouse cursor in cutscene
As noticed by Reddit user SooperWooper7044, during one of the game’s crucial late cutscenes, a mouse cursor can be spotted onscreen above Hornet. This happens early on in Act 3, when you use the bell to descend into The Abyss under Pharloom for the final stages of the adventure.
The cursor can only be seen for a couple of seconds before disappearing, so it’s easy to see why it’s not been seen until now. However, we’ve checked multiple playthrough videos, including WilliamGlenn8 and Rizado, and it’s present in all of them.
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We’ve marked it on this screenshot from BeardBear’s video to give you a clear look:
YouTube: BeardBear / Dexerto
It’s a pretty small error that doesn’t exactly ruin the experience, but I challenge you to ignore it now that you know what to look for. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Team Cherry fix the issue in a future patch, but until then, fans are actually doing their best to explain it.
“Considering the context of this cutscene, maybe there’s a camera inside the ‘ship’ and the dude that’s controlling it is looking at a monitor,” theorized one player.
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“Clearly it’s intentional as it’s an homage to their PC fans,” joked another.
Silksong isn’t even the first game to launch with this kind of mistake. Pokemon Sword and Shield had the exact same problem when it released in 2019, with a mouse cursor appearing in the final cutscene and credits.
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By comparison, the Silksong cursor is far less noticeable, so even if the devs leave it in place, it’s likely to become a fun piece of Hollow Knight lore rather than a game-breaking problem.
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