Based on a complete experience of Silksong, I can confidently say that the devs really hate you.

At first I thought the game was mean-spirited in a "playful trickster who is incredibly bad at reading the room" sort of way, but I slowly realized that it's mean because they just genuinely hate you. The game is designed to be tedious, frustrating, and hateful at every turn especially as you're just starting out.

The following is not a comprehensive list but includes the most overt indicators:
Act 1:
- Hunter's March, and a certain Beastfly
- That one bench at the top of Hunter's March
- Sinner's Road and Bilewater
- That one bench at the top of Sinner's Road
- The Last Judge
Act 2:
- Every single zone having a new primal aspid that actively dodges
- The Rest of Bilewater after you unlock double jump
- That one bench at the top of Bilewater

The game is addictive, and even so I can't recommend it.

Team Cherry wants you to be unhappy and likes to kick you when you're down, and the game lets you know it early and often.

Do something else fun, and spare yourself the migraine.

Based on a complete experience of Silksong, I can confidently say that the devs [i]really[/i] hate you. At first I thought the game was mean-spirited in a "playful trickster who is incredibly bad at reading the room" sort of way, but I slowly realized that it's mean because they just genuinely hate you. The game is [i]designed[/i] to be tedious, frustrating, and hateful at every turn especially as you're just starting out. The following is not a comprehensive list but includes the most overt indicators: Act 1: - [spoiler]Hunter's March, and a certain Beastfly[/spoiler] - [spoiler]That one bench at the top of Hunter's March[/spoiler] - [spoiler]Sinner's Road and Bilewater[/spoiler] - [spoiler]That one bench at the top of Sinner's Road[/spoiler] - [spoiler]The Last Judge[/spoiler] Act 2: - [spoiler]Every single zone having a new primal aspid that actively dodges[/spoiler] - [spoiler]The Rest of Bilewater after you unlock double jump[/spoiler] - [spoiler]That one bench at the top of Bilewater[/spoiler] The game is addictive, and even so I can't recommend it. Team Cherry wants you to be unhappy and likes to kick you when you're down, and the game lets you know it early and often. Do something else fun, and spare yourself the migraine.