Mina the Hollower 2026

About

On Steam, 88% of 7,842 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 423 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 601 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 14 hours, doing everything about 35 hours.

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!

Story

You play as Mina, a whip-wielding Hollower and visionary inventor. She receives a troubling letter from Baron Lionel, her longtime patron and the overseer of Tenebrous Isle. Mina’s advances in Spark Technology brought power to the Isle for the first time many years ago, ushering in newfound prosperity for its citizens. But now, the Spark Generators have gone out, and foul play is suspected. You will use a myriad of weapons and oddball trinkets to vanquish the monsters thwarting Mina’s objective. Along the way, you’ll unearth the deep, dark secrets concealed beneath the island's newfound prosperity.

What is happening now

Mina the Hollower is a platform-RPG adventure from Yacht Club Games that launched in May 2026 across multiple platforms. The title draws inspiration from classic franchises, as composer interviews have revealed influences ranging from Castlevania to Final Fantasy in its musical design. Following its release, Yacht Club Games partnered with iam8bit to launch a physical merchandise collection centered around the game's soundtrack and aesthetic. The offering includes a 3xLP vinyl pressing on colored vinyl, a notebook, and keychain sets, with items priced from $14.99 upward. Pre-orders ran through mid-August with Q4 2026 shipment windows, marking an effort to extend the game's reach into the collectibles market after what the studio had positioned as a critical moment for the company.