Mina the Hollower, From the Studio Behind Shovel Knight, Arrives on May 29
Yacht Club Games delayed the retro adventure last year to polish it, and the studio says 500,000 copies would make it golden.
- On Wednesday, Yacht Club Games confirmed Mina the Hollower will launch on consoles and PC on May 29, priced at $20.
- The retro mash-up of Castlevania and Link's Awakening was delayed from last October as Yacht Club Games pulled out all the stops to ensure quality.
- Market trends suggest $20 serves as an unofficial price ceiling for 2D indie action games, established by Silksong, while Scott Pilgrim has struggled on Steam at $29.
- Studio founder Sean Velasco told Bloomberg that selling 500,000 copies would be "golden," while 200,000 would be "really great" and 100,000 would be "not so good."
- The bar for indie success has risen significantly since Shovel Knight launched in 2014, and even exceptional titles struggle to break through in 2026.
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Yacht Club Games "make-or-break" moment Mina the Hollower gets a May release date
It's been four years since Yacht Club Games last put out a game, and 12 years since Shovel Knight first launched. In those years, their entire output has been completely Shovel Knight focused, in the form of either expansions or spin-offs. Back in 2022, they announced something new: Mina the Hollower. And after an indefinite delay, the Zelda-ish action adventure game has a release date.
It was therefore necessary to take his pain in patience for Mina the Hollower to arrive on our consoles. Originally planned for the end of 2023, the new game of the developers of Shovel Knight has experienced some adventures, including several postponements (including one last minute) to his credit. But this time it's the right one, and this title very inspired by the first games The Legend of Zelda, especially Link的s Awakening, now seems solidl…
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