Mina The Hollower Launches on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 on Oct 31! Play the Demo now!

Posted: Aug 7, 2025

Subject(s): All News

Heyo, hollowers!

Get ready to hollow into Mina’s bizarre world full of monsters and mystery on Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 on October 31st!

WIshlist Mina on Nintendo Switch: (Page coming soon)

In addition to the SUPER COOL NEW TRAILER…we’re proud to announce that THE NINTENDO SWITCH 1 & 2 DEMO IS OUT NOW! LIKE NOW NOW (for a limited time). Please note that this is a limited time demo, it will be available until 8/21.It’ll feature the game’s opening stage and conclude with the first major boss fight. Progress made in the demo will carry over to the full game at launch.

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game also has support for a 120fps mode! Whether you’re playing docked on a compatible TV, or handheld on the Nintendo Switch 2’s built-in screen, you can experience all the action at a super silky and smooth high framerate!

As for whether it supports the mouse... there's no need! In Mina the Hollower, you ARE the mouse! But we heard that if you turn your Joy-Con 2 on its side while playing and move it around, something may happen..

About Mina the Hollower:

Descend into a frightful world of action-adventure in Mina the Hollower. Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Burrow beneath hazards and monsters, whip foes into oblivion, and gear up with an arsenal of sidearms and trinkets. Explore a vast world filled with pixel-perfect graphics, masterful gameplay, beastly bosses, and infectious music. Encounter a cast of bizarre characters, search out secrets in an array of exotic locales, and illuminate the omnipresent darkness in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Features

Hauntingly authentic 8-bit visuals in the style of Game Boy Color, refined for the modern era.

Modern touches abound: detailed animation, widescreen visuals, and rock-solid controls!

Leap, dodge, and burrow through the ground to battle monsters or navigate the world.

Lash at foes with your trusty whip, Nightstar- or choose from an arsenal of weapons, each with a totally different move set.

Discover and utilize a reliquary's worth of unusual Sidearms to gain the advantage in combat.

Collect and equip Trinkets to acquire a variety of exotic effects. Level Mina up to suit your unique playstyle.

Electrifying MSX-style soundtrack by chiptune virtuoso, Jake Kaufman.

Descend into the depths of madness with a bone-chilling, yet heartwarming tale inspired by Victorian Gothic horror.

Explore a huge, dark world brimming with secrets, challenging battles, and interconnected level design.