Silksong looks best on PC, but the analysis says play it handheld: Steam Deck OLED and Switch 2 top its list.
This is a 2D game with no ray tracing and no upscaling, so the PC advantage is not effects but freedom: up to 4K, 120 FPS and ultrawide, tested on cards from an RTX 3050 to an RTX 5090.
Handheld is where it gets decided. Switch 2 has two modes: 2160p at 60 FPS or 1080p at 120 FPS docked, and 1080p at 120 FPS portable. Switch 2 loads twice as fast and the upgrade from Switch is free.
Against Steam Deck, Switch 2 wins on screen (1080p at 120 Hz versus 800p and 90 FPS max on the OLED model), and Steam Deck wins on a TV, where it clears 120 FPS at 1440p. Among home consoles, PS5 and Xbox Series land fifth in his recommended order, ahead of Switch.
Switch stays at 720p with a single mode and trims particles and depth of field, though it holds a stable 60 fps.
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Resolution, modes and FPS come from the video analyses above. The rest is published by each platform's official store and by the game's technical sheet on PC. Where nobody publishes the figure we put a dash, not a guess.
| Feature | PC | PS5 | Xbox | PS4 | Switch 2 | Switch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display modes | Free settings | — | — | — | Two: 2160p/60 FPS or 1080p/120 FPS | One |
| Resolution on TV | Up to 4K | — | — | — | 2160p or 1080p, depending on mode | 720p |
| Resolution in handheld | — | — | — | — | 1080p at 120 FPS by default | 720p |
| Stability | — | — | — | — | Stable | Stable at 60 FPS |
| Visual cuts | — | — | — | — | — | Fewer particles and rougher depth of field |
| Load times | — | — | — | — | Twice as fast as on Switch | — |
| Free upgrade from Switch | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Rank in the reviewer's recommended order | 4th | 5th | 5th on Series S and Series X · 8th on One | 7th on PS4 Pro · 8th on PS4 | 2nd | 6th |
| 60 FPS | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 120 FPS | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 4K | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | No |
| HDR | Partial | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ray tracing | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upscaling | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ultrawide | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Optimised for the current generation | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Xbox Play Anywhere | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Cloud saves | Steam, GOG Galaxy and Xbox | — | Yes | — | — | — |
Xbox is the Series X column unless Series S is stated. Resolution, modes, FPS, VRR and download size come from the videos; HDR, ray tracing and PC features from the technical sheet and the official Xbox catalogue.
PC: 4K, 120 FPS and ultrawide, with no mode restrictions. But this is a 2D game, so the gap is not an open-world gap: the reviewer places Steam Deck OLED and Switch 2 above PC in his recommended order, because it is a game for handhelds.
Mostly resolution. Switch 2 gives 2160p at 60 FPS or 1080p at 120 FPS docked, and 1080p at 120 FPS handheld. Switch stays at 720p either way, with one mode at a stable 60 FPS, plus fewer particles and rougher depth of field.
The upgrade is free: the Switch version upgrades to the Switch 2 one at no extra cost. You gain resolution and load times that are twice as fast.
Handheld, Switch 2, thanks to a bigger screen at 1080p and 120 Hz against the 800p and 90 FPS ceiling of the Steam Deck OLED. On a TV, Steam Deck, which holds above 120 FPS at 1440p. That is the reviewer's call; after that it comes down to ergonomics, battery and panel.
Yes on both Nintendo consoles. The dips you feel when you land or take a hit are deliberate, exactly as in the first Hollow Knight.
No, not even on PC. It is a 2D game: no DLSS, FSR or XeSS, and no ray tracing.
There is no technical analysis with resolutions or frame rates for those versions, so we publish no figures. In the reviewer's order they land fifth, ahead of Nintendo Switch and behind PC.
Yes, and it natively supports the 1280x800 screen resolution, which matters given the aspect ratio. The OLED model reaches 90 FPS and the LCD 60.
60 and 120 FPS, current-generation optimisation, Xbox Play Anywhere and cloud saves. It does not declare 4K or HDR.
The cheapest key is on Xbox at 7.49 €, then PC at 8.18 €. On Switch the key is 14.79 €, and on PS5 and PS4 the PlayStation Store price is 19.99 €. For Switch 2 there is only an account offer, at 12.49 €, which is not a purchase in your name.
Video analysis by El Analista de Bits. The videos play from their own channel. PC data according to PCGamingWiki and our own FPS measurements; Xbox features according to the official Microsoft catalogue.
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