Overview
- The review embargo lifted on Wednesday, May 27, producing a Metacritic aggregate around 92–93 and multiple perfect scores that briefly made Mina the Hollower the highest-rated game of 2026.
- Critics praise the game’s Game Boy Color–style visuals and chiptune score while noting its blend of Zelda-like exploration, Castlevania atmosphere and Soulslike combat that uses a burrow 'hollowing' move and heal-on-offense mechanics.
- Mina launches digitally on Friday, May 29 for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows (with MacOS/Linux reported), and Xbox Series X|S at a reported $19.99 price and includes platform-specific features such as Switch 2 120fps.
- The project was crowdfunded in 2022 for roughly $1.2 million, slipped well past an original late‑2023 target after scope growth and delays, and studio director Sean Velasco has publicly warned strong sales are needed to secure the company’s future.
- Journalists caution the high Metacritic score is based on a limited early review sample and may change, reviewers flag the game's default difficulty and labyrinthine navigation as friction points, and the extensive modifier system gives players many ways to tailor challenge and accessibility.