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Mina the Hollower is a tough game with plenty of challenging environments to explore and punishing bosses to take down, so it’s likely to take you some time to see it all through the first time. And if you fall in love with this retro-inspired game, you may just want to do it all again on New Game Plus.
New Game Plus in Mina the Hollower consists of seven cycles that feature increasingly difficult modifications to the gameplay experience. While you can continue to play New Game Plus cycles after NG+7, you’ll have reached the maximum difficulty and seen all of the changes possible by then. Even so, that’s quite a lot of time invested in this 8-bit adventure, so be sure you’re in it for the long haul. Here are all of the New Game Plus cycles in Mina the Hollower and what they add.
All New Game Plus Cycles In Mina The Hollower
Below are all of the changes you can expect from each cycle of New Game Plus in Mina the Hollower. Note that various changes may show up in one cycle, then disappear in the next, only to reappear in a future cycle — so be prepared for a lot of turbulence on your way to the final cycle.
New Game Plus 1
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Any items obtained from the round will be lost in the next round.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 1).
- Fewer Underlabs appear.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 15 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 1).
New Game Plus 2
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Collected items are reset.
- Any items obtained from the round will be lost in the next round.
- The world is flipped horizontally.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 1).
- Fewer Underlabs appear.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 19 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 2).
New Game Plus 3
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Collected items are reset.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 2).
- Item locations are shuffled.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 23 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 3).
New Game Plus 4
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Collected items are reset.
- Any items obtained from the round will be lost in the next round.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 2).
- Fewer Underlabs appear.
- Enemy level stats are shuffled.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 26 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 4).
New Game Plus 5
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Collected items are reset.
- Any items obtained from the round will be lost in the next round.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 2).
- Fewer Underlabs appear.
- Item locations are shuffled.
- Sidearms are shuffled.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 29 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 5).
New Game Plus 6
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Collected items are reset.
- The world is flipped horizontally.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 2).
- Fewer Underlabs appear.
- Item locations are shuffled.
- Sidearms are shuffled.
- Enemy level stats are shuffled.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 32 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 6).
New Game Plus 7
- The quest is more challenging than before.
- Collected items are reset.
- Any items obtained from the round will be lost in the next round.
- Enemies, bosses, and hazards are more dangerous (Rank 3).
- Barely any Underlabs appear.
- Mina’s level cap is increased to 35 for each stat.
- Bone drops are increased (Round 7).
If you can make it through NG+7, we applaud you. You can continue playing additional cycles from there, but just remember there will be no new modifications introduced after the seventh run. Keep on keepin’ on, Hollower.
Mina the Hollower is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
- Released
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May 29, 2026
- ESRB
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Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
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Yacht Club Games
- Publisher(s)
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Yacht Club Games
- Number of Players
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Single-player