Mina the Hollower
Yacht Club Games' retro-styled gothic action-adventure. Combat and burrow mechanics, gear and sidearm guides, boss strategies, and exploration.
July 2026
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What Mina the Hollower Is Actually Made Of: Zelda, Castlevania, Bloodborne
"It's like Zelda" is the laziest thing you can say about Mina the Hollower, and it is only about a third true. Yacht Club has been unusually specific about what it stole and from where, so here is the actual recipe.
The Mina the Hollower Soundtrack: 96 Tracks, Free, and Koshiro Shows Up
Yacht Club let its composer release the entire Mina the Hollower soundtrack name-your-price on day one. It is 96 tracks, it runs on a Game Boy sound chip plus a Konami MSX cartridge, and Yuzo Koshiro wrote two of them.
Mina the Hollower Release Date, Platforms & What's Confirmed
The Shovel Knight studio's Game Boy Color love letter is finally here. Here is the confirmed release date, every platform, and what Yacht Club has actually said about Mina the Hollower.
Mina the Hollower Patch Notes Explained: What 1.0.1 to 1.0.6 Changed
Yacht Club has shipped six patches for Mina the Hollower. One of them quietly nerfed your healing, several retuned boss damage, and consoles are still a version behind PC. Here is the readable version.
Mina the Hollower Exploration Tips: Secrets, Gaps, and Backtracking
Half the walls in Mina the Hollower are not walls. Here is how to read Tenebrous Isle, cross gaps you thought were gated, and backtrack for the secrets that actually matter.
Mina the Hollower Beginner Guide: Burrow, Bones, and Sparks
Mina the Hollower is not the Souls game people keep calling it. Here is what burrowing, Bones, Sparks, and sidearms really do before you lose a dungeon run to a knockback into a pit.
Mina the Hollower Weapons Guide: All 5 Weapons Ranked
Mina the Hollower opens by asking you to pick a weapon like it is a permanent build decision. It is not. Here are all five weapons, what each actually does, and which ones carry.
Mina the Hollower Sidearms and Trinkets: Full Guide
Sidearms run on Joules, not cooldowns, and there are sixty trinkets fighting over one slot. Here is the full sidearm list, what each one actually solves, and the trinket picks that matter.