Mina the Hollower launches May 29, 2026 on multiple platforms

Yacht Club Games announced on Wednesday that its long-awaited action-adventure game Mina the Hollower will launch on May 29, 2026, across Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, Mac, and Linux for $19.99.

The studio, best known for the Shovel Knight series, described the title as its "true final release date" in a social media post accompanied by a short trailer. "Prepare yourself for one of the greatest top-down adventures ever to be delivered directly to your soul for less than 20 bucks," the developers stated. Players can now wishlist the game on platforms including Steam, GOG, and the Nintendo eShop, with preorders available on several storefronts.

Mina the Hollower marks Yacht Club Games' first project unrelated to Shovel Knight. Players control Mina, a whip-wielding mouse inventor tasked with rescuing a cursed island from Victorian Gothic horrors. The top-down gameplay draws inspiration from Game Boy Color-era titles like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, featuring 8-bit visuals refined for modern displays with widescreen support, detailed animations, and precise controls. Combat emphasizes whipping enemies, burrowing underground to...