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Coverage of Mina the Hollower is centered on its strong critical reception across multiple platforms, alongside a growing wave of reviews and early impressions. Headlines also highlight a Nintendo Switch 2 launch trailer and a notable Metacritic ranking.

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Key Takeaway Mina the Hollower is launching into the spotlight with strong review scores, including top Metacritic placement, plus new Switch 2 visibility.
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Mina the Hollower is launching into the spotlight with strong review scores, including top Metacritic placement, plus new Switch 2 visibility.

Coverage of Mina the Hollower is centered on its strong critical reception across multiple platforms, alongside a growing wave of reviews and early impressions. Headlines also highlight a Nintendo Switch 2 launch trailer and a notable Metacritic ranking.

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Nintendo Life · 2d ago
Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026
Push Square · 2d ago
Review: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me
PC Gamer · 6h ago
Before Mina the Hollower, Yacht Club paused a 3D Shovel Knight game that's 'not far from being showable' and a possible next project
r/NintendoSwitch · 1d ago
Bloomberg: Why One of This Year’s Best Games, ‘Mina the Hollower,’ Is Only $20
Kotaku · 2d ago
I Love Mina The Hollower’s Bad-Joke-Telling Jump-Scare Clown

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Metacritic claim Highest-rated game of 2026 (per Nintendo Life headline)
Review coverage Eurogamer posted a review and praised the game as an 8-bit world of complex wonder
Launch trailer Nintendo Switch 2 launch trailer was released

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  • Follow more review posts as outlets continue updating verdicts across PS5 and other platforms. Push Square
  • Check Nintendo Life/Metacritic updates to see whether the “top-rated of 2026” ranking holds. Nintendo Life
  • Watch for additional Switch 2-focused marketing after the launch trailer release. nintendoeverything.com

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  • Before Mina the Hollower, Yacht Club paused a 3D Shovel Knight game that's 'not far from being showable' and a possible next project PC Gamer
  • Bloomberg: Why One of This Year’s Best Games, ‘Mina the Hollower,’ Is Only $20 Engadget
  • Mina the Hollower, a Sims alternative and other new indie games worth checking out Engadget
  • Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026 Nintendo Life
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Kotaku · 1 article
Nintendo Life · 1 article
PC Gamer · 1 article
Push Square · 1 article
r/NintendoSwitch · 1 article

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Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts - May 31, 2026 - Mina the Hollower takes down Yoshi

The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of May 31, 2026 are now available. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book was #1 for a couple of weeks, but that’s no longer the case. Mina the Hollower h

15h ago Brian
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Nintendo Switch eShop charts - May 30, 2026 - Mina the Hollower, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5, LumenTale all debut

The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of May 30, 2026 are now available. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is still #1, but there are a few new releases worth mentioning. The biggest one

2d ago Brian
pushsquare.com

Review: Mina the Hollower (PS5) - Masterpiece for Many, But Not for Me

Anything but a hollow experience

2d ago Push Square
kotaku.com

I Love Mina The Hollower's Bad-Joke-Telling Jump-Scare Clown - Kotaku

Do keep laughing, lest you cry!

2d ago Rebekah Valentine

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Which is the best version of Mina the Hollower?

Given how polished Mina the Hollower is on all platforms, there are minor issues and some caveats to keep in mind per platform. Each handheld or portable platform delivers something of note, but is held back in a way. The Switch 2 delivers a solid experience with HDR, but the d-pad is bad. I can't stand using the Joy-Con 2 controller split d-pad. If you play with the left stick and are ok with that, this is not an issue. On Steam Deck, Mina the Hollower is a 60fps experience without HDR, though the Steam Deck OLED's colors are better than the Switch 2 screen even with the HDR enabled in Mina t

Mina the Hollower is excellent on Steam Deck and Switch, but amazing on Switch 2 and PS5 | RPG Site
Which version of Mina the Hollower should you buy today?

Everyone has their own priorities for what they want, so I'm going to list the advantages and disadvantages of every single version of Mina the Hollower that I have played pre-release as a conclusion to this feature below: Mina the Hollower on Switch 2 or Switch: I have played Shovel Knight on every platform, but I spent the most time with it on Switch. I'm glad that Mina the Hollower on Switch delivers a competent and well-optimized version of Yacht Club Games' newest, and it looks superb on the Switch OLED screen. Just keep in mind the Joy-Con controller split d-pad is not great for this kin

Mina the Hollower is excellent on Steam Deck and Switch, but amazing on Switch 2 and PS5 | RPG Site
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