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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shovel_Knight_Dev_Might_Live_or_Die_Based_on_the_Sales_of_Mina_the_Hollower\"><\/span>Shovel Knight Dev Might Live or Die Based on the Sales of Mina the Hollower<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8b8b222c9c6da\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Shovel Knight Dev Might Live or Die Based on the Sales of Mina the Hollower 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b8b222c9c6da\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b8b222c9c6da\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Shovel Knight Dev Might Live or Die Based on the Sales of Mina the Hollower 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Yacht Club Games, the developer best known for the beloved Shovel Knight, may be in trouble, according to a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-02\/creator-of-hit-game-shovel-knight-is-at-make-or-break-moment\">Bloomberg<\/a> report (paywalled).<\/p>\n<p>The independent studio is currently working on Mina the Hollower, a 2D action adventure that&#8217;s always looked great in trailers, but behind the scenes, it hasn&#8217;t been all sunshine and rainbows.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Yacht Club has had to downsize, cutting its headcount to 15 people during the course of development.<\/p>\n<p>Mina the Hollower was due to release earlier this year, but shortly before its launch date, the studio delayed the game indefinitely, and it&#8217;s yet to receive a new date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" 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class=\"subs\">166k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The report says it&#8217;s only in recent weeks that the game has been in a state that means it&#8217;s playable from start to finish, and going through it has thrown up all sorts of issues that need fixing.<\/p>\n<p>Yacht Club co-founder Sean Velasco describes the situation as &#8220;make-or-break&#8221;, with the studio&#8217;s future dependent on the new game&#8217;s sales figures.<\/p>\n<p>The team estimates it needs to sell 200,000 copies to stay in the clear; much less than that and it becomes more complicated.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, the game has always shown very well; it&#8217;s a Game Boy Colour-inspired adventure in which you&#8217;ll use a variety of abilities and weapons, like a Castlevania-esque whip and burrowing through the ground to navigate certain areas.<\/p>\n<p>Still, regardless of its quality, it needs to do the business for Yacht Club, which is running low on funds and has had to put a 3D project on ice.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:192252,187656 @ 1764694805 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/e1c6e1ed01955\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Zelda-Like Mina the Hollower Pushed Back for Last-Minute Improvements\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Zelda-Like_Mina_the_Hollower_Pushed_Back_for_Last-Minute_Improvements\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Zelda-Like Mina the Hollower Pushed Back for Last-Minute Improvements<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Delayed just weeks before PS5 release<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/d3da89f9ef42a\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mina the Hollower May Be Inspired by Game Boy Color, But You'll Be Able to Play It on PS5\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Mina_the_Hollower_May_Be_Inspired_by_Game_Boy_Color_But_Youll_Be_Able_to_Play_It_on_PS5\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Mina the Hollower May Be Inspired by Game Boy Color, But You&#8217;ll Be Able to Play It on PS5<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Oracle of ages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p>Hopefully Mina finds the success it needs whenever it launches. Are you planning on picking up the game? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-02\/creator-of-hit-game-shovel-knight-is-at-make-or-break-moment\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-02\/creator-of-hit-game-shovel-knight-is-at-make-or-break-moment\">bloomberg.com<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/shovel-knight-devs-fate-depends-on-mina-the-hollowers-success\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/shovel-knight-devs-fate-depends-on-mina-the-hollowers-success\/\">insider-gaming.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/57057c227f5d9959952f534b860dd0c9 @ 1764694789 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Mina the Hollower<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"194684\" data-comments=\"9\" data-shares=\"0\" data-likes=\"0\">\n<li class=\" first\">0<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comments\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_H692F26D988F6E\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he&#8217;s developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He&#8217;s also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight\/chagrin.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stephentailby.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('Quintumply');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_L692F26D98908C\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930473\" data-author=\"users\/96119\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930473\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930473\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/96119\/avatar.jpg?v=1730924273\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Haruki_NLI\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930473\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Haruki_NLI<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:05:36+00:00\">44 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Well they sold Shovel Knight, released expansions that took years and were their own games for free to existing purchasers, and then spent years making a game that is barely playable.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out that doesn&#8217;t work out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930484\" data-author=\"users\/323350\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930484\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930484\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/323350\/avatar.jpg?v=1718633502\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"bleeflooflah\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930484\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>bleeflooflah<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:08:54+00:00\">41 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I won&#8217;t pretend to understand game design. These guys are clearly old-school masters of the craft&#8230;but how on earth does it take a whole team of 20+ more than 4 years to make a game boy game? What on earth is the holdup?<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, they have my money day one. Game looks (and plays) outstanding<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930487\" data-author=\"users\/15733\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930487\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930487\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/15733\/avatar.jpg?v=1635559188\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MARl0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930487\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MARl0<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:10:32+00:00\">39 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I said this elsewhere, but I&#8217;ll say it here as well. Unfortunately, this isn&#8217;t surprising. Shovel Knight suffered from the usual Kickstarter scope creep bloat, where all the stretch goals forced them to work on that game for ages before really starting anything new. And you can&#8217;t survive on one game and its expansions forever. People can only buy and re-buy Shovel Knight so many times. And now Mina is taking forever to launch as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930502\" data-author=\"users\/272380\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930502\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930502\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Americansamurai1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930502\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Americansamurai1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:13:53+00:00\">36 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Maybe move out of the most expensive place to make games in. Move to Ohio or somewhere would reduce costs. I don&#8217;t want to hear, but all the talent is there, people move for work all the time. If you want to lower costs develop where the cost of living is cheaper.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930504\" data-author=\"users\/355660\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930504\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930504\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355660\/avatar.jpg?v=1763891025\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SeaDaVie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930504\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SeaDaVie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:15:05+00:00\">35 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Shovel knight made so much money that they should have been set for life. If they&#8217;re in this position I&#8217;d assume some really poor management decisions were made.<\/p>\n<p>The team size apparently being well in excess of 15 seems like one those decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The game should easily sell 200k copies though.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930507\" data-author=\"users\/334464\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930507\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930507\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/334464\/avatar.jpg?v=1698073000\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"bring_on_branstons\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930507\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>bring_on_branstons<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:17:47+00:00\">32 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Shovel Knight is bloody amazing. I adored it. How and why on earth they didn&#8217;t see fit to go from 8-bit to 16-bit is the biggest mystery to me &#8211; Super Shovel Knight would have been an absolute banger and a massive missed opportunity. <br \/>They would have had the play mechanics in place and not had to develop a game from scratch, and been able to throw loads of fun 16-bit mode 7 scaling type effects in on top &#8211; the stuff Konami and Treasure used to do back in the day.<br \/>I backed Mina on KS and just checked the original release date and it&#8217;s Dec 2023 so we&#8217;re now 2 years late! No wonder they&#8217;re in trouble and the game is ONLY just playable throughout?! This late?<br \/>Feel for these guys and hoping they can succeed and get this out in a state they&#8217;re pleased with, but then they need to seriously think about proper scheduling and building in overflow into that to make sure on their next project they don&#8217;t repeat the same mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8930551\" data-author=\"users\/264238\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930551\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930551\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/264238\/avatar.jpg?v=1593080413\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"themightyant\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930551\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>themightyant<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:36:31+00:00\">13 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I hope it works out for them, but Shovel Knight released in 2014, it shouldn&#8217;t have taken 12 years to get their next new game out. I know they have been working on DLC and farmed out a couple of Shovel Knight spin-offs, which they have helped on, but this reeks of mismanagement. Shovel Knight sold over 3 million units and it&#8217;s a small studio.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930555\" data-author=\"users\/355381\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930555\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930555\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355381\/avatar.jpg?v=1749465770\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Exerion76\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930555\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Exerion76<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:39:10+00:00\">11 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Shovel Knight should have grown into a Mega Man styled franchise. Could have been up to Shovel Knight 8 by now, done in 32bit pixel style.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s great that they added new stuff to the original, but they milked it for TOO long, with remixes, of the same stages.<br \/>\nTime for a proper sequel guys!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8930558\" data-author=\"users\/156317\" data-subject=\"comments\/8930558\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8930558\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/156317\/avatar.jpg?v=1475721782\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Enuo\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comment8930558\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enuo<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-02T17:40:24+00:00\">9 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry guys. Once you get bought by Microsoft you&#8217;ll be fine.<br \/>For about a year before they shut you down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/shovel-knight-dev-might-live-or-die-based-on-the-sales-of-mina-the-hollower#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_T692F26D989D99\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related\/articles\/mina-the-hollower,ps5,yacht-club-games @ 1764691079 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/b71982cc93d49\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"These 13+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (1st-7th December)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">These 13+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (1st-7th December)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Marvel Cosmic Invasion! 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