Yacht Club Games knows that you're finding Mina the Hollower pretty hard, so it's released some tips to help struggling players out.
In a year with AAA heavy hitters like Forza Horizon 6, Pokemon Pokopia, Resident Evil Requiem, and 007 First Light, the scrappy indie title Mina the Hollower is currently the highest-rated game of 2026. In the GamesRadar+ Mina the Hollower review, we note the similarities to classic Castlevania and soulslike games – y'know, games that are known for being fiendishly hard – and as 500,000 players have found out, the cute mouse Zelda game is just as difficult as its inspirations.
“Mina the Hollower is too hard!”Maybe. Or maybe you need better strategies! 🐭🕯️Tenebrous Isle is dangerous, but there are lots of ways to make the adventure easier with the right tools, upgrades, and strategies.We put together some tips to help you survive. ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/wpR2Kq0gA7June 15, 2026
But fear not, as Yacht Club has acknowledged the difficulty with a video released to its Twitter account. "'Mina the Hollower is too hard!' Maybe. Or maybe you need better strategies!" the post reads, with the video handing out some helpful tips to players. This starts by saying, 'Hey, you probably shouldn't be attempting certain areas if you are struggling to stay alive, maybe you should head somewhere else' – a pretty common trick in hard games.
But for those of you too stubborn to go somewhere else, Yacht Club did dole out some more helpful tips. These include highlighting trinkets that help with platforming, boosting your healing vials, and resurrecting yourself at the last second. Plus, they tell you to pay attention to the stores in Ossex, to grab some more upgrades.
"The game's tough, but there's always another trail to traverse, another trinket to track down, or some other trick worth trying out," the video concludes with. That is to say, keep trying.
Of course, this isn't the first time we've seen devs have to issue a "it's not as hard as you think." Famously, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware issued a post about Elden Ring players' struggles with Shadow of the Erdtree, showing off where you can get Scadutree Fragments to boost your character.
