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Clever boss and level design, and modifier systems give this second outing a massive joyous swing for the fences.","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review-yach-club\u002F",{"id":374,"author":375,"outlet":378,"summary":383,"review_url":384,"review_date":51,"original_score":385,"normalized_score":134},2661304,{"id":376,"name":377},3191,"Kerry Brunskill",{"id":379,"logo":380,"name":381,"website_url":382,"score_format":170},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","Mina is a gloriously gothic combination of ferocious combat and beautiful scenery, with enough secrets and modifiers to keep the game fresh and fun for a very long time.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fgames\u002Faction\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review\u002F","90",{"id":387,"author":388,"outlet":391,"summary":396,"review_url":397,"review_date":51,"original_score":398,"normalized_score":399},2666105,{"id":389,"name":390},8921,"A.J. 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Our Mina the Hollower review.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eurogamer.net\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review","2026-05-29",{"id":414,"author":415,"outlet":418,"summary":423,"review_url":424,"review_date":51,"original_score":425,"normalized_score":426},2674283,{"id":416,"name":417},3497,"Jaz Sagoo",{"id":419,"logo":420,"name":421,"website_url":422,"score_format":170},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","The presentation is wonderful, with its chunky pixel-art and Game Boy Colour-style palette, which captures the era perfectly. Each area is brimming with personality and manages to communicate its narrative through the strong art direction. Backed by a stunning score, these elements combine to deliver a remarkable aesthetic that feels both nostalgically familiar and refreshingly distinctive.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review\u002F","87",87,{"id":428,"author":429,"outlet":432,"summary":437,"review_url":438,"review_date":412,"original_score":439,"normalized_score":102},2674431,{"id":430,"name":431},3923,"Kim Snaith",{"id":433,"logo":434,"name":435,"website_url":436,"score_format":48},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Review: An 8-bit retro-styled action adventure game, Mina the Hollower has some great ideas, but it falls a little short of the mark.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review\u002F","7\u002F10",{"id":441,"author":442,"outlet":445,"summary":450,"review_url":451,"review_date":412,"original_score":439,"normalized_score":102},2675805,{"id":443,"name":444},15589,"John Hansen",{"id":446,"logo":447,"name":448,"website_url":449,"score_format":48},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","Anything but a hollow experience","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps5\u002Fmina-the-hollower",{"id":453,"author":454,"outlet":457,"summary":462,"review_url":463,"review_date":211,"original_score":48,"normalized_score":53},2688704,{"id":455,"name":456},5685,"Lyle Pendle",{"id":458,"logo":459,"name":460,"website_url":461,"score_format":48},112,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FLootLevelChill-Logo.jpg","Loot Level Chill","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002F","Mina the Hollower is another practically perfect experience from Yacht Club Games, with retro challenge and a whole lot of creativity to show off.","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review\u002F",{"id":465,"author":466,"outlet":469,"summary":474,"review_url":475,"review_date":476,"original_score":477,"normalized_score":102},2695084,{"id":467,"name":468},5862,"Aran Suddi",{"id":470,"logo":471,"name":472,"website_url":473,"score_format":48},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","To say Mina the Hollower has been a highly anticipated title is an understatement. Yacht Club Games built their reputation with Shovel Knight, with players embracing the retro style and gameplay elements. Mina the Hollower is more of that classic 8-bit style, with gameplay to boot, and while it has some great execution as a retro Zelda-style adventure, it also comes with some questionable decisions.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F01\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review\u002F","2026-06-01","7",{"id":479,"author":480,"outlet":483,"summary":488,"review_url":489,"review_date":51,"original_score":490,"normalized_score":134},2701350,{"id":481,"name":482},18068,"Rafael Martins Malaquim",{"id":484,"logo":485,"name":486,"website_url":487,"score_format":118},142,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FFinal%20Weapon%20Logo.jpg","Final Weapon","https:\u002F\u002Ffinalweapon.net","Mina the Hollower easily cements Yacht Club Games' capacity to deliver high-quality retro experiences. The game takes inspiration from several sources, both old and new, and carefully fine-tunes each into a polished experience that is both curated and customizable.","https:\u002F\u002Ffinalweapon.net\u002F2026\u002F05\u002F27\u002Fmina-the-hollower-review\u002F","4.5",[],[21],[]]