Mina the Hollower Tops 2026 Games With 93 Metascore, Beating Forza Horizon 6 by 2 Points
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Updated · Forbes · May 27
Mina the Hollower Tops 2026 Games With 93 Metascore, Beating Forza Horizon 6 by 2 Points
9 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 27
Mina the Hollower posted a 93 Metascore ahead of its May 29 launch, moving past Forza Horizon 6’s 91 to become 2026’s highest-rated game.
11 perfect 10 reviews helped drive that lead, with critics praising Yacht Club’s retro-styled action-adventure for its open-world exploration, combat and modern design despite its pixel-art look.
Yacht Club, best known for Shovel Knight, is releasing its first non-Shovel Knight game; founder Sean Velasco has described Mina as “make-or-break” amid reported financial strain at the studio.
The score also tops the original Shovel Knight’s 85 and pushes Mina into the early Game of the Year conversation, ahead of 007 First Light’s 88, which had been tied for third place.
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