Mina the Hollower

Mina the Hollower

Steam Deck Verified

Yacht Club Games · Action-Adventure · May 29, 2026

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

89%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 8 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Lovingly crafted pixel art and interesting environments, characters, and bosses.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Definitely Mina's strongest point when it comes to gameplay.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm not even a big fan of chiptune/8-bit music even as someone who grew up with it, but the game's soundtrack is phenomenal and memorable and they knocked it out the park here.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I adore the Gameboy style graphics and the variety in weapons (Especially the Blaststrike Maul).
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Obviously I don't need to tell you this game runs fantastically on the Steam Deck with 60 fps stable and great battery life.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played with a controller the entire time.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters110 reviews
Gameplay89 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat142 reviews
83%
Difficulty118 reviews
79%
Accessibility11 reviews
36%
Interface10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.