Hollow Knight Death Swap for Silksong
Play Hollow Knight and Silksong simultaneously, when you die in one, you instantly swap to the other. Requries both games running with their respective mods
About this mod Author’s original text
Hollow Knight Death Swap - 1.2.1
Switch between Hollow Knight and Silksong instantly when your character dies or takes damage, your choice. Make sure both games are running with their respective mod and all other windows are minimized or behind the games.
Changelog
v1.2.1
- Fixed bug in Hollow Knight where you could change charms when not on bench and couldn't move afterwards
- Fixed bug in Silksong where the pause menu would open when game is already paused
v1.2.0
- Added the ability to switch games when taking damage instead of on player death
- Pressing F7 toggles switching when taking damage
v1.1.0
- Fixed bug where the player could still open menus while game is paused
- Implemented ability to pause and resume game with F6 key
Requirements
- Hollow Knight and Silksong installed and up to date
- Both games running simultaneously with their mods
- You must be loaded into a save file in both games for the swap to work
Features
- Switch between Hollow Knight and Silksong on death
- Automatic window management (active game comes to the foreground)
- Works with standard game controls
Other Notes
- Requires no additional mods
- Other windows must be minimized or behind the games
- Lightweight, runs in the background while both games are active
Note: This mod does not give any gameplay advantage. It only changes how you play by switching games—no items, abilities, or saves are affected.
Known Issues
- Other windows covering the games can break window focus
- Alt-tabbing may interfere with the automatic switch
Credits
- Evan Rawlings – Mod creator and coder
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.