Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch 2
29th May 2026 — $19.99
29th May 2026 — £17.75
- Also Available On
- Feature Support
- Upgrade Path
- Via Mina The Hollower (Switch eShop)
- Free —
Free — Free
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
The Legend of Mina
Since its release in 2014, Shovel Knight has been a gift that keeps on giving. Groundbreaking for its hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, it also helped usher in a glorious era of throwback platforming gems like Sabotage Studio’s The Messenger. Yacht Club Games has spent years expanding the Shovel-verse while developing its...
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Mina the Hollower - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Guides
Guide Nintendo Indie World Showcase August 2025 - Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
How would you rate it?
The August 2025 Nintendo Direct was an Indie World Showcase featuring 15 minutes of games from independent devs coming to Switch 2 and Switch 1 this year and into 2026. Featuring release dates for previously announced games plus some brand new reveals, it was a decent little showing after the Partner Showcase in July, and...
Mina the Hollower - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition News
Burrowing from the greats
Late last year, Yacht Club Games founder Sean Velasco described Mina The Hollower as "make or break" for the studio. After a long development process and a last-minute delay, Yacht Club needed Mina to hit if it was going to have a future. Two months since launch, and it's fair to say that it's hit. The game shifted a...
News Mina The Hollower Is Joining Rivals Of Aether II As A Guest Fighter In 2027
A console release is also on the way
Yacht Club's new game Mina The Hollower has already established itself with millions of sales and it seems the renowned Hollower is already gearing up for her next adventure. Rivals creator Dan Fornace has announced Mina will be the first guest character in Rivals of Aether II. She'll be joining the game at some...
News Mina The Hollower Has Now Sold Half A Million Copies
"We're completely blown away"
Mina The Hollower was described as a "make-or-break" release for Yacht Club Games, with the indie developer admitting it needed a strong return. Fortunately, it's already surpassed multiple milestones, and the company has now officially confirmed it's sold more than half a million copies since it launched last month on...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th June)
Finally, Fantasy
Everyone ready for a spot of What Are You Playing? Oh, go on then! Showcase season is officially upon us, folks. This week's PlayStation State of Play brought some nice Switch 2 announcements, including a new Rayman game, a Tomb Raider remaster
News Yacht Club Games Teases Some "Very Secret Things" In Mina The Hollower
But some playthroughs are missing up to "50 percent of the game"
Yacht Club's new title Mina The Hollower is filled with all sorts of surprises and secrets, but according to the lead programmer David D'Angelo, the average amount of items discovered in each playthrough right now is only "around 50 to 70 percent". Speaking to Eurogamer, D'Angelo...
News Mina The Hollower Sold 300,000 Copies In Its First Three Days
Yacht Club confirms strong sales
Yacht Club Games previously mentioned how Mina The Hollower was "make-or-break" for the indie developer, and it seems the game's lengthy development cycle has officially paid off. In an update after last week's launch, the team has now revealed Mina has officially sold 300,000 copies in its first three days on the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (30th May)
Burrowing In
With another week of heatwave under our belts (here in the UK, at least), it's time for a much cooler edition of What Are You Playing. While there were no mega busters this week, there was a steady stream of Nintendo news to keep us all entertained. There was a bunch of Dragon Quest news from the 40th anniversary stream, including the...
News Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026
Early sales data has also been shared
2026 has already been a blockbuster year for video games, and it just keeps getting better. Following the recent success of titles such as Resident Evil Requiem and Forza Horizon 6, the new game of the year contender is surprisingly Mina The Hollower! Yes, according to Metacritic at the time of publishing this...
Nintendo Download 28th May (North America)
Bluey! Final Fantasy! Football!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America arrived yesterday, bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Mina The Hollower (Yacht Club Games, 29th May, $19.99) -...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mina The Hollower
Hole lot of love
Mina The Hollower might just be our most-anticipated indie of the year. Yacht Club Games' throwback Zelda-like has felt like a long time coming, and today, we've started to get an idea of what we can expect from the full game. Yes, while we technically have to wait until release day (29th May) to go hands-on ourselves, the review...
About The Game
>A bone-chilling 8-bit action adventure, refined for the modern era.
Descend into a frightful world of action-adventure in Mina the Hollower. Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Burrow beneath hazards and monsters, whip foes into oblivion, and gear up with an arsenal of sidearms and trinkets. Explore a vast world filled with pixel-perfect graphics, masterful gameplay, beastly bosses, and infectious music. Encounter a cast of bizarre characters, search out secrets in an array of exotic locales, and illuminate the omnipresent darkness in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!
Features:
- Hauntingly authentic 8-bit visuals in the style of Game Boy Color, refined for the modern era.
- Modern touches abound: detailed animation, widescreen visuals, and rock-solid controls!
- Leap, dodge, and burrow through the ground to battle monsters or navigate the world.
- Lash at foes with your trusty whip, Nightstar- or choose from an arsenal of weapons, each with a totally different move set.
- Discover and utilize a reliquary's worth of unusual Sidearms to gain the advantage in combat.
- Collect and equip Trinkets to acquire a variety of exotic effects.
- Level Mina up to suit your unique playstyle.
- Electrifying MSX-style soundtrack by chiptune virtuoso, Jake Kaufman.
- Descend into the depths of madness with a bone-chilling, yet heartwarming tale inspired by Victorian Gothic horror.
- Explore a huge, dark world brimming with secrets, challenging battles, and interconnected level design.
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