Games like Mina the Hollower
If Mina the Hollower is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Alice: Madness Returns and Curse Chapter: Dawnthief — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →From Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Shovel Knight, comes Mina the Hollower. Players guide a female protagonist named Mina through a cursed island in this 2026 action-adventure game. The pixel art world blends gothic horror atmosphere with fast-paced combat. Reviewers note the game combines top-down exploration with 2D platforming mechanics, including whip-based attacks and the ability to burrow underground. The $19.99 title holds an 88% positive rating from over 3,700 Steam reviews, with players describing it as a gothic adventure that balances action and exploration.
About Mina the Hollower: Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!
Players who liked Mina the Hollower also play
Steam players who put hours into Mina the Hollower also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
WHY THIS
Top pick for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Alice: Madness Returns
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mina the Hollower.
Second-strongest match for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Curse Chapter: Dawnthief
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Plunder all the treasure worth taking from the exotic wilderness with your band of rogues. Jump, kick and sling your chain mace to smash and climb your way through any obstacle. Face off against beasts and hopeful heroes that rise up to stop you.
Averi the Accursed
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Ranked #4 for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Shunned outsider Averi becomes her small planet's last hope against the tyrannical Lord Kroff and Lady Psonos in this action-packed 2D pixel art platformer.
A Song in Elyel Nalore
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Pour Boy and the Nitro Necromancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
A hand-animated coffee horror platformer from the world of Pour Boy Coffee. Fight zombrews, collect flies, complete quests, find secrets, and survive the crashing moon to face the Nitro Cold Brew Necromancer.
PhantomGaze : Omni-sight
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
A 2D Metroidvania where you control two characters at once. A blind swordsman fights in melee, while a spirit archer provides ranged support. Master parry rhythms and exploit weaknesses using the bestiary. Uncover the secrets of a world built on Asian aesthetics through a stranger's eyes.
Punk Vampires
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Mina the Hollower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
A 2D beat ’em up with an emotional story, environmental interaction, decision-making, skill-based minigames, and battles across different eras.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mina the Hollower at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Mina the Hollower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mina the Hollower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mina the Hollower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mina the Hollower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under Mina the Hollower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Mina the Hollower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mina the Hollower.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from Yacht Club Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Yacht Club Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mina the Hollower.
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mina the Hollower.
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
Shovel Knight Dig
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mina the Hollower.
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mina the Hollower.
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mina the Hollower.
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mina the Hollower.
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Step into the gilded boots of King Knight in the biggest and most regal Shovel Knight game of them all! Leap, Shoulder Bash, gather new subjects, and strategize your way through this prequel in your quest to become King of Cards!
Shovel Knight Showdown
WHY THIS
Another title from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Mina the Hollower. Shares Action and Adventure with Mina the Hollower.
Enter a world of never-ending battle! Duel with up to 4 local challengers and scramble after gems, or take control of your favorite characters, many playable for the first time ever, in Story Mode. Master every move, explore a vast array of items and locales, and discover new revelations.
Frequently asked about Mina the Hollower
- How much does Mina the Hollower cost?
- Mina the Hollower is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mina the Hollower?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mina the Hollower are Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Alice: Madness Returns, Curse Chapter: Dawnthief.
- Who developed Mina the Hollower?
- Mina the Hollower was developed by Yacht Club Games.
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