Mina the Hollower Is Shovel Knight Studio Yacht Club Game’s Next Project

Yacht Club Games, creators of Shovel Knight have announced it’s working on a new IP called Mina the Hollower, and like her platforming predecessor, Mina looks to build upon some classic inspirations. 

Unveiled at a presentation G4 this afternoon called Yacht Club Games Presents, Mina the Hollower is a new title that shares elements of The Legend of Zelda and Castlevania. Not straying far from Shovel Knight’s retro aesthetics, Mina looks like it was ripped from the Game Boy Color era. Mina will be fighting enemies and digging into the ground. You’ll also need to equip various trinkets and sidearms in order to save an island cursed with bosses and deadly villains.

Like Shovel Knight before it, Yacht Club Games is starting a Kickstarter campaign for Mina, but don’t worry; the studio is fronting most of the funds to make the project a reality. In the press release provided to Game Informer, Director Alec Faulkner spoke about why the Kickstarter is being utilized again, saying, “We want your feedback, collaboration, and support in making Mina the Hollower the best game it can possibly be.” Alec continues, “Though we’re financing a majority of this project ourselves, we hope we can create a more expansive game this way. We want to create a community around Kickstarter like with Shovel Knight. We also want to share our development process, more than ever before!”

Yacht Club has partnered with Fangamer in order to offer physical rewards like an enamel pin, an art book and a physical soundtrack.

Mina the Hollower’s release date is unknown, however we plan to get digging. For more info on the Kickstarter and its backer rewards and goals, head over to the Mina the Hollower project page. Yacht Club is still working on Shovel Knight projects, with Shovel Knight Dig coming up and an update to Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.