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Mina the Hollower

Mina the Hollower

Yacht Club Games·Released May 29, 2026·Single player

Platforms
Xbox Series XPCSwitch 2PS5Switch
Genres
PlatformerRPGAdventure
Critic90/100
Across 7 reviews
Agreement100%
9 agree0 disagree
Across 9 votes
About

Mina the Hollower is a bone-chilling action-adventure game featuring classic gameplay and an 8-bit aesthetic in the style of Game Boy Color, refined for the modern era. Quick and deliberate 60fps action combat, captivating world design, and top-down adventuring combine in a nostalgic blend. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Reviews

7 reviews
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Push Square
Push Square Staff·May 29, 2026
Critic70/100
Agreement—

Anything but a hollow experience. Over a decade since Yacht Club Games made its mark on the indie scene with Shovel Knight, the studio is finally back with its next big nod to retro games, Mina the Hollower. Instead of going the 2D platformer route again, Mina the Hollower lives…

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Eurogamer
Christian Donlan·May 29, 2026
Critic100/100
Agreement100%

Here is a game that feels like an adventure. And it feels like it was an adventure to make, too. Mina the Hollower took six years to design and build, six years that took it from what sounds like a kind of coding doodle to a panoramic journey across a richly imagined island,…

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IGN
Tom Marks·May 27, 2026
Critic100/100
Agreement100%

A big game in a small package, and an absolute masterpiece of an adventure.

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GameSpot
Steve Watts·May 27, 2026
Critic90/100
Agreement—

With Mina the Hollower, Yacht Club Games has cemented itself as one of the premiere independent studios in the industry today. Its breakout hit, Shovel Knight, was a retro-throwback platformer that merged classic 8-bit-style action with some modern touches. Mina the Hollower…

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Nintendo Life
Ken Talbot·May 27, 2026
Critic90/100
Agreement—

Yacht Club Games has successfully made the leap from Mario-inspired side-on platforming to Zelda-style adventure, delivering another retro-styled masterpiece. Mina the Hollower is an intricate, challenging yet accessible adventure packed with content, set against a gorgeous 8-bit gothic backdrop.

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