Hytale, the highly anticipated Minecraft-like adventure game that's been in development for a decade, is nearly here. After developer Hypixel Studios was acquired by Riot Games in 2020, shut down by Riot in June 2025, and went independent a few months later, the team is launching Hytale in early access on January 13th.
And if you jump in at launch, you can expect updates for years to come - which could be reassuring if you felt burned by other ambitious but quickly shuttered games like MultiVersus and Concord. "We have officially secured the next two years of development costs through pre-purchases," according to Hypixel cofounder Simon Col …
