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Mina The Hollower Has Gone Gold

On Apr 25, 2026 8:25 am, by NuclearCoffee

If you’re a fan of Yacht Club Games, odds are you’ve heard that Mina the Hollower is set for release, only for a delay to swoop in and crush those dreams. Such was the case last year, when Mina the Hollower was given an October 31 launch date, only for the title to be indefinitely delayed right before its release.

Well, we’re here to report that Mina the Hollower has officially gone Gold, meaning no more further delays and a release date should be announced imminently.

Taking to social media, Yacht Club Games has revealed that the game is content complete, and that the submission process has begun.

Mina the Hollower has officially gone GOLD! The game is complete and has begun the submissions process with our first-party partners. We’ll know the final release date soon and as soon as we can share it, you’ll know it. Thank you for sticking with us. We can’t wait for you to play!
— Yacht Club Games (@yachtclubgames.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T18:28:30.447Z

“We’ll know the final release date soon and as soon as we can share it, you’ll know it,” the studio wrote. “Thank you for sticking with us. We can’t wait for you to play!”

Given that the game was announced back in 2022, complete with a Kickstarter campaign to help fund things, it’s been a long time coming to say the least.

“Mina the Hollower is a bone-chilling action-adventure featuring classic gameplay with an 8-bit aesthetic in the style of the Game Boy Color but refined for the modern era,” the original announcement by Yacht Club Games read in part.

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Also, given past reports, it could not come soon enough for Yacht Club Games, who are seemingly banking on Mina the Hollower to be a major success.

Mina The Hollower Is Seemingly A Make-Or-Break Title

In December, a report from Bloomberg revealed that Yacht Club Games is in some serious financial peril. To remain independent, Mina the Hollower would need to be a rousing success, its numerous delays certainly not helping its case.

“It’s make-or-break, for sure,” studio founder Sean Velasco said. “If we sold 500,000 copies, then we would be golden. If we sold even 200,000, that would be really great. If we sold, like, 100,000, that’s not so good.”

As with many other titles like it, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Yacht Club’s ability to ramp up production on its next major title following the breakout success of Shovel Knight. That, plus internal conflicts that created bottlenecks and eventually caused a change in director, have not helped things, either.

That it’s finally gone Gold is a positive step forward. However, Yacht Club is almost assuredly waiting for sales numbers more than anything.