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Shovel Knight developers announce Mina The HollowerHit its Kickstarter goal in under a day
Hit its Kickstarter goal in under a day
The creators of retro platformerShovel Knighthave announced a whole new adventure, drawing inspiration from different classics this time.Mina The Holloweris its name, and retro action-adventure with Zelda and Castlevania influences is its game. Like with Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games are partially crowdfunding Mina through a Kickstarter campaign, and in less than a day they’ve already passed the goal. Have a peek in the trailer.
Mina the Hollower Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Mina the Hollower Announcement Trailer
Yacht Club say, “Smooth 60fps action combat, a world full of mystery and horror, and top-down adventuring combine in a mix that may remind you of classic titles like Castlevania, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, or evenBloodborne.”
They launcheda Kickstarter campaignalongside announcing Mina yesterday, and have already passed the goal so it’s happening. If you want to chip in extra, pledging at least $20 would get you a copy of the finished game. Yacht Club Kickstarted the original Shovel Knight so they have experience with crowdfunding.
Yacht Club took Shovel Knight to Kickstarter in March 2013, and released the game in June 2014. Then it took until December 2019 to finish the many, many stretch goals for bonus campaigns and bits. They followed it up with the block-matching puzzler Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon in December 2021, and have spin-off Shovel Knight: Dig still to come. Then, Mina.
The official release date is “TBD”, though the estimated delivery time for backers is December 2023. Either way, hey,a Steam pageis up to follow.
