Mina the Hollower cover

Mina the Hollower

Critic score5 critics
First release
May 29, 2026
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy, Horror

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!

Also known as MinaTheHollower.exe

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 29, 2026
Mac
May 29, 2026
Nintendo Switch
May 29, 2026
All 7 release dates
Nintendo Switch 2
May 29, 2026
Linux
May 29, 2026
PlayStation 5
May 29, 2026
Xbox Series X|S
May 29, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
14h
Main + Extras
21h
Completionist
35h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
nextfest june 2025

At a Glance

Critic Score
91
Main Story (IGDB)
14h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
21h
Completionist (IGDB)
35h

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 7,753 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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