Mina the Hollower Review Round-up

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By Andrés AquinoNight Editor

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  • Primary Subject: Mina the Hollower reviews
  • Key Update: Mina the Hollower has received widespread critical acclaim, with many reviewers praising its open world, combat, and art style.
  • Status: Published
  • Last Verified: 2026-05-28
  • Quick Answer: This article compiles and analyzes the reviews for the newly released game, Mina the Hollower, to determine its critical reception and Game of the Year potential.

Mina the Hollower is finally here, and the reviews are raving. One of, if not the biggest indie of the year, is looking like a solid Game of the Year candidate in a 2026 that's already stacked.

Here at StealthOptional, we gave the game an incredible 9/10, and it is my personal Game of the Year as of this moment. We're not the only ones who have given Mina the Hollower glowing reviews.

Let's peep at the review roundup for Mina the Hollower and check out if it's worth your time.

Mina the Hollower Metacritic/Opencritic Score

At the time of writing, Mina the Hollower sits at 92 on Metacritic based on 42 reviews for the PC version. Over at OpenCritic, it sits at a 93 based on 38 reviews.

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Credit: Yacht Club Games

This makes Yacht Club Games' indie darling the best-reviewed game of the year, beating behemoths like Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, or Saros.

Mina The Hollower Review Round-up

Among the top sites that gave Mina the Hollower perfect scores include IGN, RPG Site, and Screen Rant.

Over at IGN, Samuel Claiborn writes that Mina the Hollower is an indie that scratches the same itch as industry giants like Breath of the Wild or Elden Ring: "with an open world that’s crammed with mysteries worth finding and lively, clever combat I couldn’t get enough of. It’s a big game in a small package, and an absolute masterpiece of an adventure."

RPG Site's Junior Miyai states that Yacht Club Games' action-adventure was an enthralling experience: "The exploration is top-notch, the story is riveting, the art style is striking, and the myriad ways the developers pull tricks on you is both amusing and well thought-out. I can't recommend Mina the Hollower enough."

Screen Rant's Leo Faierman explains that Mina the Hollower is more than nostalgia-bait: "The player-first design ethos evident in Yacht Club Games' past successes. As much as I love the Blue Burrower, I'm truly grateful that the studio took the risk of this new character and setting and followed it through."

Not everyone was as positive as Giant Bomb's Mike Minotti, who questioned the game design choices that clash with his enjoyment of the game: "Despite the fun I often have with Mina, questionable design decisions like that keep me from falling in love with it the same way I did with Shovel Knight."

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Will you be playing when it releases? Mina the Hollower comes out May 28 for all modern platforms, including PC, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2.