Shovel Knight developer, Yacht Club Games, says that it needs its next release, Mina the Hollower, to be a success or the company may have to downsize, forgo independence, or worse, with co-founder Sean Velasco claiming, "It's make-or-break for sure."
Shovel Knight was the first major indie game success on Kickstarter. Raising more than $300,000 over the course of the campaign, Yacht Club earned a lot of goodwill by not only delivering an excellent game, but overdelivering on its stretch goals with three full-game length expansions.
