Yacht Club Games launched a Kickstarter on Feb 1st 2022 for Mina The Hollower. At the time of writing this, they already have received an astounding $450,000 pledged. Surpassing their goal of $311,503.
Mina The Hollower is being developed by indie game studio yacht club games, the developers behind the beloved award winning action adventure game Shovel Knight. Shovel Knight took a classic game style and put a modern spin on it. It looks like Mina The Hollower is being developed in similar fashion, with Yacht Club Games describing it as a love letter to the classic 8 bit games of the Gameboy Color era.
You play as Mina the most talented Hollower in generations. With an affinity for science and armed with a whip, you set out on an adventure. Once on your way, you receive a troublesome letter from your patron Baron Lionel. You must set out to see why the spark generators of Tenebrous Isle are failing.
Inspired by the genre of Gothic Horror and games like Castlevaina. Mina will face off against a variety of villains over a multitude of zones, armed with an assortment of gadgets and weapons. As you explore the world of Tenebrous Isle in search of answers.
As of right now it’s not announced which platforms Mina The Hollower will be available on, or when it will be released. More information will come in the future. As the game is currently still in development. The Kickstarter will be open for pledges until March 3rd 2022.
I know I’ll be counting down the days until I can get my hands on a copy!