Mina the Hollower forced this game to move. Now it's the most exciting game of the summer

The team behind Dark Scrolls isn't too bummed about forfeiting their release date Last year, Team Cherry’s sudden September reveal of the Hollow Knight: Silksong release date sent developers into a panic. Several studios opted to delay their games after the surprise announcement, scrambling indies like Demonschool and Baby Steps to later in 2025. History has repeated itself this year thanks to Mina the Hollower, Yacht Club’s very long-awaited follow-up to Shovel Knight. While its May 29 release date wasn’t as big of a torpedo as Silksong, at least one studio decided to move out of its line of fire. Dark Scrolls, the latest game from Doinksoft, shifted its planned May 28 release date to June 22 to avoid a collision. Thankfully, there’s no bad blood between two studios that share a love for retro games. In an email interview with Polygon, Doinksoft developer Cullen Dwyer explained why the team decided to clear the stage for Yacht Club. Although it threw a slight wrench into Doinksoft’s plan, the studio is thrilled to see more “modern retro” games that connect gaming’s past to its present, from Zelda to Dark Souls. Doinksoft didn’t beat around the bush when announcing Dark Scrolls’ de