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Sandy Gordon

@bandygrass.bsky.social

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Pixel Artist @YachtClubGames Working on #MinaTheHollower 🐭 ➡️ http://MinaTheHollower.com Prev: Shovel Knight | Rivals of Aether

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Dec 2

Figured I'd post some of Mina the Hollower's most recent, terrifyingly tiny, and spectacularly spooky gameplay!
🐭💥 With much more to come!

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for stopping by, Jason! 🐭❤️

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 3d

On Monday, Yacht Club Games delayed the much-anticipated upcoming game Mina the Hollower.

On Tuesday, I visited their studio and saw the game. It made for a rare glimpse at why a video game gets delayed and what "polish" actually means.

This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why 'Mina the Hollower' Was Delayed

Yacht Club Games hasn't given a new release date, but the delay shouldn’t be more than a few months

www.bloomberg.com

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · 5d

There are no problems, we just need more time to balance and put the finishing touches on things.

Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · 5d

Good catch; just an oversight with the way the backend of our site works. We'll get that corrected.

Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · 6d

Please know how difficult this was for us.🙏

Thank you for understanding that game dev is an iterative and sometimes unpredictable process and for trusting that we'd only make a call like this if we were confident the extra time would produce a more polished and exciting game.💕

Yacht Club Games @yachtclubgames.bsky.social · 7d

This week, our team made a tough decision: we decided to delay Mina the Hollower. The entire crew has been working tirelessly day and night to finish development for release on Oct 31st, but we’re just not quite there yet.

Read the full announcement here➡️ycgurl.com/delayextravaganza

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Britt Brady @brittbrady.bsky.social · 19d

-Buzz Bumper On Planet Pinball-
in development for #GBC
by @zbwmusic.bsky.social , @pearacidicgames.com , and myself.
#gbstudio #gbdev #homebrew

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · 11d

😵🤯

a stuffed animal wearing a hard hat and scarf with the words he 's done it again

ALT: a stuffed animal wearing a hard hat and scarf with the words he 's done it again

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Fellipe @fellipemartins.com · 12d

Here’s a mockup for a game I’m making with my good friend Cerbu:

You’re a rogue ace pilot taking on the deadliest machines weaponized corporations can throw at you. Fast-paced action, gripping story, the works.

More soon!

Illustration of a futuristic city under attack. In the foreground, a small blue-and-white fighter jet trails orange and yellow exhaust as it fires on a massive armored machine with glowing blue energy at its core. Another smaller ship with a rainbow exhaust streak weaves through buildings in the midground. Smoke, fire, and neon-colored energy streaks cut across the battlefield, while a giant war machine with tank treads looms ahead, dwarfing the pilot’s ship.

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Yacht Club Games @yachtclubgames.bsky.social · 20d

Calling all adventurers! We'll be demoing Mina The Hollower with The MIX at LA Comic Con on Sept 26th - 28th!

Stop by, say hi, and delve into Mina's world of monsters and mystery!

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 21d

The Legendary Axe concept mockup. Been a while since I made one of these. Research was tough. I have no connection to the game or the turbografx-16 whatsoever, but the final boss being a weird and unsettling merger of confused cavemen held together by an eldric mass was captivating.
#pixelart #ドット絵

Pixel art of an old ruin under cloudy skies. A man in a loincloth, holding an axe faces agains a gigantic bearded man, horribly mutated by a black goop littered with eyes and glowing veins

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Narwhalnut 🦋 Wishlist Insectile! @narwhalnut.bsky.social · Sep 8

Silksong may have ruined my chances of sticking out as a game about bugs, but I'd like to see Hornet try to incorporate shape puzzles into combat!
#indiegames #indierpg #pixelart #gaming

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Fellipe @fellipemartins.com · 29d

You awaken on a white shore, unsure what you’ve lost.

Dark rites brought me, @ratcasket.itch.io , and @puppiesandanime.bsky.social together.

Something stirs. More soon.

#indiedev #gamedev #conceptart

Mockup of a dark fantasy game UI. On the left, an isometric view shows a tiny hooded figure in a pointed hat standing near a hut with a glowing red bonfire. The scene is painted in icy blues, sandy yellows, and mossy greens, with cliff edges and a shoreline below. On the right, a portrait of a pale witch with large dark eyes, a hat tied with red string on their head, and large metal keys through their cheeks. Below the portrait, an interface bar shows strange symbols and inventory items: a worm shaped like the infinite, a drop of blood, and a potion bottle.

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Sep 10

My boy King Knight taking rat for a stroll. 🐀👑

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vvvvvvv @vvvultures.bsky.social · Sep 8

Just prepared a new patch for @retroredrawn.bsky.social that adds GIF support. Castlevania Redrawn's looking real refreshed!
#pixelart #castlevania #gaming #ピクセルアート

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Sep 8

I hope you're ready for our sequel: Mina the Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Sep 7

😂

Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Sep 5

Who, meeeee?

a cartoon cockroach is sitting at a table with a hamburger in its mouth .

ALT: a cartoon cockroach is sitting at a table with a hamburger in its mouth .

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Sep 5

I can't believe Silksong took 7 years to develop and it's still full of bugs.

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Saltero @thesaleroso.bsky.social · Aug 28

I like those fellas!
#minathehollower #yatchclubgames #fanart #indievideogame

Digital illustration made by Saltero featuring two troopers from the upcoming videogame Mina The Hollower

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · Aug 26

In the new issue, we spoke with Sean Velasco of @yachtclubgames.bsky.social to learn new details about its upcoming title, Mina the Hollower, beyond where the public demo ends. Subscribe to read the full six-page feature! gameinformer.com/feature/2025...

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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · Sep 1

Only 5 days remains before they are gone forever so I took a video and you can see how they look like irl!

Can it reach 100% untill the end?
I really don't know ... but I hope ^^

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Toxic Avenger's my movie of the year. 🧹💚

Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Aug 18

Adorable! I love this. 🙏💕

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KOPIKUP : Commissions Open! @kopikup.bsky.social · Aug 18

Grave Digging (Mina The Hollower Fan Art)

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thank you for playing it! 🙏💕

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