All Mina the Hollower Difficulty Settings Explained

Mina the Hollower is a game that stands out for how much control it gives players over their own experience. Instead of locking you into fixed difficulty modes, like easy, normal, and hard, it offers a deep modifier system that can completely reshape how the game plays.

Whether you want a relaxed story-focused journey or a punishing hardcore challenge run, the experience is entirely customizable. In this guide, we’ll break down what each major group of modifiers does and how they affect gameplay.

Combat & Enemy Modifiers in Mina the Hollower

Combat modifiers control how dangerous enemies are and how punishing fights become. These settings are ideal for players who want either a more relaxed experience or a hardcore challenge run.

ModifierEffectIn-Game Category

Take 1.5x Damage	More damage taken	Harder
Take 3x Damage	Extreme damage taken	Harder
Less Invulnerability Time	Shorter invincibility	Harder
No Sidearms	Sidearms do not drop	Harder
Veteran Mode	Harder combat preset	Harder
No Aggro	Enemies don’t detect Mina	Easier
Weak Boss	Reduced boss health	Easier
Ignore Damage	No damage taken	Easier
Boss Bones	Bosses drop more bones instead of healing	Easier
Assist Mode	Bundled combat assists	Easier
Boom!	Screen shakes on hits	Weird

Healing & Survival Modifiers

Healing and survival modifiers determine how forgiving the game is during exploration and combat encounters.

ModifierEffectIn-Game Category

Fewer Plasma Roses	Fewer healing drops	Harder
Less Plasma	Reduced resource gain	Harder
Less Healing Water	Reduced healing	Harder
Free Vials	No vial consumption	Easier
Quick Heal	Faster healing	Easier
Steady Healing	Healing not interrupted	Easier
Healing Plasma	Plasma restores health	Easier
More Plasma	More resource gain	Easier
Recovery Roses	Healing roses restore health	Easier

Movement & Traversal Modifiers

Movement modifiers change how players explore the world and interact with terrain.

ModifierEffectIn-Game Category

Auto Jump	Auto jump in pits	Easier
Infinite Burrow	Unlimited burrowing	Easier
Walk on Spikes	No spike damage	Easier
Walk on Pits	No fall damage	Easier
Jump to Exit Burrow	Easier exit control	Easier
High Jump	Higher jumps	Weird
Floatier Jumps	Longer air time	Weird
2x Walking Speed	Faster movement	Weird
Longer airtime	Faster burrowing	Weird

Progression & Economy Modifiers

These modifiers control leveling speed, currency flow, and long-term character strength.

ModifierEffectIn-Game Category

More Bones	Increased currency	Easier
Enemy Bones	2x enemy drops	Easier
Way More Bones	10x bone gain	Easier
Boning Up Faster	Faster leveling	Easier
Free Sidearms	No cost weapons	Easier
Cheap Sidearms	Reduced weapon cost	Easier
Boning Up Slower	Slower leveling	Harder
Lose One Level	Lose stats on penalty	Harder
Scale Combat	Stat scaling system	Harder
Shop Prices	Changes item cost	Weird

World & Checkpoint Modifiers

These settings control checkpoints and penalties, and tweaking them has a massive effect on the experience.

ModifierEffectIn-Game Category

Fewer Underlabs	Fewer checkpoints	Harder
More Underlabs	More checkpoints	Easier
Boss Checkpoints	Boss checkpoint guarantee	Easier
Warp Home	Fast travel enabled	Easier
No Bone Loss	No death penalty	Easier
Death Lose 50% Bones	Reduced penalty	Easier
No Surge Line	Removes UI hint system	Easier
Assist Mode World Effects	Bundled world assists	Easier

Randomizer, Visual & Experimental Modifiers

World modifiers affect visual assists, exploration safety, and progression flow.

ModifierEffectIn-Game Category

No HUD	Removes UI	Visual
Damage Numbers	Shows damage	Visual
Taken Damage Numbers	Shows incoming damage	Visual
Global Palette	Color variations	Visual
1.5x Giant	Enlarged character	Visual
No Weather	Disables weather	Visual
Weather	Weather control	Visual
Global Palette variants	cosmetic cycles	Visual
Less Dark	Increased light radius	Easier
No Darkness	Fully lit rooms	Easier
Explore Mode	Full sandbox mode	Easier
Game Speed	Game Speed control	Weird
World Speed	World-only speed control	Weird
Boning Up	Level system changes	Weird
Shop Prices (alt systems)	Economy randomization	Weird
Jump & Hang	Jump physics combo	Weird

This level of customization is what makes Mina the Hollower stand out. The game simply doesn’t force difficulty on the player; it lets them design it according to their playstyle and goals. Which type of experience would you prefer in Mina the Hollower? And more importantly, what’s the first modifier you would turn on? Comment below to let us know.