YachtClubGames' Mina the Hollower goes gold

Yacht Club Games said April 24 that Mina the Hollower has gone gold, putting the finished game into submission with console platform partners. (gamerant.com) (theouterhaven.net) The studio has not announced a final release date yet. Its February 12 update said Mina is still slated for Spring 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Steam. (yachtclubgames.com) (store.steampowered.com) Going gold means development is effectively complete and the build is being handed off for certification and launch preparation. Yacht Club said in February it would announce the exact date once console submissions were complete and the launch was locked in. (yachtclubgames.com) (theouterhaven.net) Mina the Hollower has taken a long route to this point. Yacht Club announced the game in 2022, then set an October 31, 2025 release before delaying it in October 2025. (polygon.com) (yachtclubgames.com) (bsky.app) The project also arrived with a sizable crowdfunding base. Its Kickstarter campaign drew 21,439 backers and raised $1,239,584 against a $311,503 goal. (kickstarter.com 1) (kickstarter.com 2) Yacht Club has described Mina as its biggest game so far. The studio said the world spans dozens of regions, includes more than 25 bosses and mini-bosses, and contains 60 trinkets, a level-up system, and New Game Plus. (yachtclubgames.com) (bsky.app) The game is a top-down action-adventure with Game Boy Color-style visuals, modern widescreen presentation, and a burrowing move that lets Mina travel under hazards and enemies. Yacht Club says Jake Kaufman composed the soundtrack. (yachtclubgames.com) (store.steampowered.com) For Yacht Club, the gold milestone closes the biggest open question around whether Mina would make its spring window. The next update should be the exact launch date. (yachtclubgames.com) (mynintendonews.com)