Hollow Knight Silksong was released without Denuvo DRM protection, so hackers quickly cracked the new product. However, some members of the pirate community have begun to call for financial support for the developers.
- No-Shape6053: "This is a team of 3-4 people who have always tried to please their fans in everything. Guaranteed that the PC release would be without DRM. Guaranteed that all Hollow Knight sponsors would receive Silksong for free on the platform of their choice. Now is the time to support them if we can afford it."
- Sythrin: "Hey, the game is pretty cheap. This one shouldn't be pirated."
- MixaLv: "Personally, I agree [that it should be bought, not pirated], but I'm surprised how many others agree with this. Usually they say here that the project itself, its price or indie status do not matter to them, but it seems that Silksong is just so respected."
- ALIIERTx: "I'm surprised that people often say: \"I don't care that I'm pirating an indie developer's game,\" but in this case everyone is pretty serious about anti-piracy. I'm thrilled."