Is it worth it?
Mina the Hollower
Yacht Club Games · Game · $19.99, nothing to buy inside · May 29, 2026
78Worth it
Worth your time, but not a Keeper. It scores 78 and a Keeper needs 85. It's good, and the audience score is what holds it back. We score it again October 1.
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Where the 78 comes from
Critics30/40
Critic score 91. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.
Audience11/20
Audience score 81. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.
Track record15/15
From the studio behind Shovel Knight.
Staying power22/25
Sold 500K+ in about ten days and held the year's top Metacritic score for weeks.
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Scores used: OpenCritic 92, Metacritic 90 (69 critics). Metacritic user 8.1, Steam 89% positive. Numbers checked September 16, 2026. See the main source.
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How the score works
Albums, games, films and shows
- Critics, 40. The published aggregate from Metacritic, OpenCritic, Album of the Year or Rotten Tomatoes. Almost everything reviewed lands between 70 and 98, so a 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40.
- Audience, 20. What people who paid for it say, from user scores and Steam reviews. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20.
- Track record, 15. Whether the people who made it have made things that lasted before. Debuts start lower on purpose.
- Staying power, 25. What happens after launch week: chart runs, players who stick around, renewals, sales that keep going.
A Keeper is our bet on what lasts. Some releases show it right away: the reviews, the players and the people behind them all point the same way, the way they did for Elden Ring. For albums, games, films and shows, 85 or above is a Keeper and 75 to 84 is worth your time. Things need 80. We score everything again as time goes by, and a Keeper that fades loses the label. Nobody pays to be here or pays for a score. Every score links to where its numbers came from. Each one has a link to find it on Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate, Keepers earns from qualifying purchases.
