Searching for is the mark of a player who refuses to accept average performance. You want the definitive, raw, unpatched experience where the Knight is at their most powerful and the bugs (both the insect kind and the coding kind) are your weapons.
Kill bosses before they can attack. Notches Required: 11 (Requires Salubra’s Blessing + all Notch upgrades).
: Necessary for wall-jumping, a prerequisite for almost every vertical climb in the game. hollow knight v1432 top
Version 1.4.3.2 was released to solidify the content introduced in the major "Lifeblood" and "Godmaster" updates. While the game continued to receive minor patches afterward, 1.4.3.2 established a stable, highly optimized foundation that addressed many lingering bugs, performance issues, and balancing concerns from earlier versions.
Yes, you can use mods on other versions, but it's often more difficult due to changes in the game's code. The modding community's primary focus is on supporting v1.4.3.2 for maximum stability and compatibility. Searching for is the mark of a player
performed on version . This specific version is a cornerstone of the speedrunning community, often used as the standard for "current patch" style runs because it is the final major 1.4-series update before the 1.5 update significantly changed game physics and tech. Overview of Version 1.4.3.2 in Speedrunning
| Category | Top Runner | World Record Time (1.4.3.2) | Rank | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | BigStix06 | 46 minutes 12 seconds | #1 | | Any% (No Major Glitches) | Xephros / Various | ~49 minutes - 1 hour+ | Varies | | All Skills | LamproL | 1 hour 4 minutes 7 seconds | 78th | | 112% APB | SirPatrin | 6 hours 11 minutes 42 seconds | 77th | | True Ending | Lep | 3 hours 42 minutes 32 seconds | #1 | Notches Required: 11 (Requires Salubra’s Blessing + all
For a detailed look at how speedrunning versions and world records have evolved over time: The History of Hollow Knight World Records YouTube• Feb 24, 2025 The History of Hollow Knight World Records