Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026 - Nintendo Life

Yacht Club Games' Mina the Hollower is currently the highest-rated game of 2026 on Metacritic, with a PC critic score of 92/100. The Zelda-style adventure tops Forza Horizon 6 at 91/100 and Resident Evil Requiem and Pokémon Pokopia tied at 89/100. On OpenCritic, the game holds a 93/100 score. Yacht Club founder Sean Velasco called the release "make-or-break" for the studio in a Bloomberg interview. Velasco stated that 500,000 copies sold would be a "golden" outcome, with 200,000 as a lower benchmark. The positive critical reception may boost sales for the Shovel Knight studio.