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Engadget
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Mina the Hollower, from the makers of Shovel Knight, arrives on Halloween
It's been a few years since Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Shovel Knight, ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for the first entry in a new franchise, and now we know when that game will drop. The team announced at Summer Game Fest Live that Mina the Hollower will arrive on October 31 on PC. A demo is available on Steam until Steam Next Fest ends on June 13. Mina the Hollower is a gothic horror-influenced, action-adventure platformer, so the Halloween release date is quite fitting. It's styled after the look and feel of Game Boy Color games — so much so that the game has no 3D assets and a limited color palette (but Yacht Club did make one concession by opting for a widescreen display ratio). As the inventor and mouse Mina, you'll have a whip as a weapon and the ability to burrow short distances to cross gaps and have a moment of invincibility.


The Verge
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Shovel Knight's creators are launching a new game this fall
Yacht Club Games, the studio behind the Shovel Knight series, is launching its next game, Mina the Hollower, on October 31st, the team announced as part of Summer Game Fest on Friday. Mina the Hollower is a top-down adventure game that looks like it was ripped directly from a Game Boy Color. You play as Mina, a mouse, and you'll use things like your whip and the ability to burrow underground to take on enemies. The game was initially announced in February 2022 alongside a Kickstarter to help raise funds for development. The Kickstarter was a big success, raising more than $1.2 million. If you want to try Mina the Hollower ahead of its official launch, Yacht Club games is releasing a demo for the game that available now and will be part of next week's Steam Next Fest. I got early access to the demo and really loved it. Any progress you make in the demo, which ends with the game's first big boss fight, can be brought over to the final game.