Mina the Hollower review scores
27 outlets · Metacritic 93 · OpenCritic 90 · site average normalized score: 92
10/10 IGN 10/10 Outerhaven 10/10 Region Free 10/10 Shacknews Review + Preview 10/10 Steam Deck HQ 9.5/10 But Why Tho? 9.5/10 Noisy Pixel Final Preview + 93/100 Metacritic Aggregate — CGMagazine 4.5/5 Final Weapon — GameSpot Coverage — GamesRadar Preview — Loot Level Chill Interview — Know Your Meme — Furry Community Response — Kickstarter Campaign Reception — MinnMax 93-Questions Interview — OpenCritic Aggregate — Polygon Preview/Review — RPGamer Review + Interview — ScreenRant — Stealth Optional Coverage — Steam User Reviews — TechRaptor — Temple of Geek — The Double Kill Preview 9/10 Worthplaying PC 8.75/10 Game Informer
Detail table
| Outlet | Score | Pull quote | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGN | 10/10 | Like 'The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening crossed with Bloodborne, I can already say Mina the Hollower has cooked up something special.' | ↗ |
| Outerhaven | 10/10 | [uncertain] | ↗ |
| Region Free | 10/10 | [uncertain] | ↗ |
| Shacknews Review + Preview | 10/10 | When you aim to create a spiritual successor to Shovel Knight by blending the gothic horror of Castlevania and the swift action of Link's Awakening, you get something close to a cool demake of Bloodborne. | ↗ |
| Steam Deck HQ | 10/10 | If Shovel Knight was their Mario, then yes, Mina the Hollower may very well be their Zelda to an entire new generation. | ↗ |
| But Why Tho? | 9.5/10 | Mina the Hollower is simply a blast to play and is another success by Yacht Club Games that will make anyone who plays it ask for more of this darker world they've created. | ↗ |
| Noisy Pixel Final Preview + | 9.5/10 | Mina the Hollower definitely feels like one of the grandest games I've played in terms of sheer density. I can easily see this becoming Yacht Club Games' next major hit entirely thanks to its own merit. | ↗ |
| Metacritic Aggregate | 93/100 | Mina the Hollower received 'universal acclaim' according to the review aggregator website Metacritic. | ↗ |
| CGMagazine | — | Mina the Hollower is proof that retro style is strong, can shatter expectations and produce a masterpiece. An experience that is too good to miss. | ↗ |
| Final Weapon | 4.5/5 | Mina the Hollower easily cements Yacht Club Games' capacity to deliver high-quality retro experiences. | ↗ |
| GameSpot Coverage | — | With almost 10,000 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews on Steam, it's not hard to see why game developers are pushing their release dates either. | ↗ |
| GamesRadar Preview | — | What's obvious to me, even now, is that this is a chunky game. My experience only scratched the surface of Trinkets and Weapons and Sidearms. | ↗ |
| Loot Level Chill Interview | — | Mina the Hollower is the hugely anticipated follow up from the team that delivered the phenomenal Shovel Knight. | ↗ |
| Know Your Meme — Furry Community Response | — | Mina the Hollower attracted significant attention from the furry community following its announcement, who began making memes, fan art and expressing their love for the character. | ↗ |
| Kickstarter Campaign Reception | — | 21,439 backers pledged $1,239,584 to help bring this project to life. | ↗ |
| MinnMax 93-Questions Interview | — | I love MinnMax's style of rapid fire interview, but this one was particularly fun. | ↗ |
| OpenCritic Aggregate | — | Mina the Hollower is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 13 critics, with an overall average score of 90. It's ranked in the top 1% of games. | ↗ |
| Polygon Preview/Review | — | Now it's the most exciting game [of the year] — the art is as gorgeous as you can expect from this team. The atmosphere is much more immersive than Shovel Knight. | ↗ |
| RPGamer Review + Interview | — | The pedigree of a well-known developer such as Yacht Club Games leads to a lot of hype behind their newest title Mina the Hollower. | ↗ |
| ScreenRant | — | Mina the Hollower is that rare game that magically de-ages you in your seat, taking you back to when a few chunky pixels convincingly described an expansive interactive world. | ↗ |
| Stealth Optional Coverage | — | [uncertain] | ↗ |
| Steam User Reviews | — | Almost 10,000 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews on Steam. | ↗ |
| TechRaptor | — | If Shovel Knight put Yacht Club Games on the map, Mina the Hollower is what will define the developer for years to come. There is no discernible flaw. | ↗ |
| Temple of Geek | — | Mina the Hollower feels like a reminder of why so many players fell in love with adventure games in the first place. | ↗ |
| The Double Kill Preview | — | This fight encapsulates Mina — punishing at first, but only until you get the rhythm down, and then deeply empowering. | ↗ |
| Worthplaying PC | 9/10 | Mina the Hollower does for Zelda what Shovel Knight did for Mega Man. It's clever, creative, and an absolute delight to play from start to finish. | ↗ |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 | Mina is not without its frustrations, but its density of discoveries, sense of place, and heartfelt story and characters all deliver an experience I was thinking about often whenever I wasn't playing. | ↗ |