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HISTORICAL FACTS: Yacht club games - The Untold Story

'Shovel Knight' Surprises Fans With Comeback DLC Update

"Shovel Knight" joins "UNO" with a new DLC pack as Yacht Club Games teases more projects, including Shovel of Hope DX and a new mainline game.

Player One

"We're completely blown away": 2026's best-rated game sold half a million copies in its first week, and the indie devs behind it are stunned

Mina the Hollower is off to a great start

GamesRadar

Mina the Hollower has the best sidequests of any game in 2026

These quests are anything but hollow.

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Shovel Knight 3D is "close to being showable," but after Mina the Hollower's explosive success the devs aren't sure if they'll "commit to it"

Yacht Club Games said in a recent Reddit AMA that it's still deciding on what its next game will be

GamesRadar

Mina the Hollower sells 300,000 in 3 days, Yacht Club Games is saved

Founder Cris Velasco said last year the Mina the Hollower was "make-or-break" for the studio, and they made it—for now, anyway.

PC Gamer

The best-rated game of 2026 is $20 because the devs "don't want people to wait" for a discount: "We only get one chance at this"

Mina the Hollower developer Yacht Club Games knew what it was doing

GamesRadar

Yacht club games says Xbox Play Anywhere "not off the table" for Mina the Hollower

Yacht Club Games has confirmed that Mina the Hollower will not support Xbox Play Anywhere at launch, but the developer says the feature is still being considered for a future update.

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The indie game that toppled Forza Horizon 6 off Metacritic is now out for Xbox and PC — and I deeply regret letting it slip under my radar until now

Mina the Hollower, the next big IP from the creators of Shovel Knight, is now available on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Here's why you should get excited if you're a fan of retro 2D action-adventure games or Game Boy-era titles.

Windows Central

Silksong and Slay the Spire 2 well up with pride as Mina the Hollower forces Devolver Digital to delay Dark Scrolls, which somehow isn't a Soulslike

"Go play Mina, and I will see you on June 22nd"

GamesRadar

Forza Horizon 6 was suddenly dethroned by a high-scoring indie game that you probably haven't heard of

Mina the Hollower has overtaken Forza Horizon 6 as the highest-rated game on Metacritic, with Yacht Club Games’ upcoming indie release earning widespread praise from critics.

Windows Central

What time does Mina the Hollower release?

Mina's adventure starts very soon.

Dot Esports

Mina the Hollower devs score a much-needed hit as the Zelda-like instantly becomes Metacritic's best-rated game of 2026

Forza Horizon 6, Resident Evil Requiem, and Pokemon Pokopia have all been dethroned

GamesRadar

An 8-bit indie just took the top spot for 2026’s highest rated game

The hits just keep on comin'.

Destructoid

Mina the Hollower review

Mina can offer whatever challenge you're up for.

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Mina the Hollower review: goes beyond a Game Boy Color Zelda homage

More Bloodborne than Link's Awakening, this is an ambitious retro-inspired indie you need to play.

GamesRadar

Mina the Hollower review: "Classic Zelda vibes channel Bloodborne to create one of my new retro-style favorites"

PC Gamer

My most-anticipated but frequently delayed Zelda-like is finally releasing later this month after 6 years in development

It's not 2023, but it's still releasing before the apocalypse.

GamesRadar

After 6 years, Zelda-like Mina the Hollower gets May release date in "make-or-break" moment for Shovel Knight devs

A whole Castlevania, just for a mouse

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GamesRadar

I already know Mina the Hollower is going to ruin my life

Hands-on | All it took was 20 minutes on the Nintendo Switch 2 with the new game from the Shovel Knight developers

GamesRadar

Shovel Knight developer's Game Boy-style metroidvania Mina the Hollower that's taken "more than 6 years of work" will be larger than "the entirety of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove"

"The end is now in sight"

PC Gamer

Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games will be in serious trouble if its next release isn't a hit: 'It's make-or-break for sure'

Mina the Hollower was supposed to be out at the end of October but was delayed at the last minute, and does not have a new release date.

TechRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong was a no-show once again at the Nintendo Indie World Showcase, but here's everything else that was announced

In case you missed it, here's everything that was announced during the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase.

PC Gamer

The Shovel Knight dev's new gothic action game has a demo that has awakened the GBA kid in me

I'm digging this little mouse game.

Windows Central

Microsoft adds 400 games to its Xbox app on Windows PC, along with this key feature I've wanted for years

A new update for Microsoft's official Xbox app for Windows PC brings hundreds of games, a brand new Home screen, and more.

Inverse

10 Years Ago, Nintendo Released a Groundbreaking Dungeon Crawler that Changed the Company Forever

How ‘Shovel Knight’ found an audience beyond first-party fandom

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