Hollow Knight: Lost Souls

Hollow Knight: Lost Souls is the first installment in the three-game trilogy created by ThatIsAPirate that takes place after the original game. The game features the Knight and Blood Wasp as the main character.

Description & Backstory
Join a new hero in another husk hunting, spider squashing, bee bashing adventure as it ventures the deep, dark void in an attempt to eliminate a being known as The Keeper, which threatens the fate of the nest and all of its inhabitants.

The game itself takes place after the “Embrace The Void” ending in the previous game. Absolute Radiance has been defeated and the Void Given Focus (Shade Lord) has escaped through the Godseeker’s body, killing her in the process. Void has leaked throughout the Kingdom. The Knight is now lost in the Abyss, needing to find a way out. Meanwhile, a new Vessel is called to Hallownest, in a similar fashion to the Knight, known as “Blood Wasp.” To aid the Knight in removing the Void from Hallownest.

A mysterious being known as The Keeper has also made it’s way into Hallownest, threatening the Kingdom with is control of Void. It is up to Blood Wasp and their crew to confront The Keeper and put an end to the leakage of Void Essence within Hallownest.

Items
When thrown into the Abyss, the Knight had lost all of their charms, spells, and items, including the Voidheart, which was extracted from it by The Keeper. Progress is reset and the items and charms are scattered in various spots throughout the kingdom.

Abandoned Town
The Abandoned Town serves a similar purpose to Dirtmouth, with various merchants available to talk too. It’s inhabited with Siblings as well, hostile to the Knight.

The Abyss
Beyond the walls of the Abandoned Town lies the Abyss: birthplace of the vessels and home to several Shades. Many Siblings live here, too, and block the long climb up to the Abyss. TBD can be fought here, and will grant the Monarch Wings upon defeat.