Software:Hytale

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Hytale was a planned sandbox game by Hypixel Studios. Development began in 2015 by developers from the Minecraft multiplayer server Hypixel with funding from Riot Games. Riot would purchase the studio outright in 2020. It was originally planned for release on Windows and macOS. The game was canceled in June 2025.[1]

Gameplay

Hytale was to feature a fantasy world composed of procedurally-generated blocks of numerous shapes arranged in a three-dimensional grid, featuring different biomes, creatures, and dungeons.[2] Players would have been able to participate in minigames similar to those found on the Hypixel server and able to build and share mods and custom content using a set of browser-based and in-game tools.[3][4]

Hytale would have featured several procedurally-generated areas of the world known as "zones" made up of many biomes and mobs.[5] This mode was planned to have RPG-styled combat with dungeon exploration and dynamic boss encounters. Hytale would have featured block-based construction and include many different world editing and cinematic tools players can use in-game.[5] It was also planned to feature a scripting system that would allow players to write code in-game, as well as a modeling and animation toolkit based on CraftStudio which would be used to create custom assets.[3] The game was planned to feature both official and community-run servers.[3]

Development

Development of Hytale began in early 2015.[6] The game was being developed by Hypixel Studios for PC, consoles, and mobile devices.[2][7][8] The client was initially developed in C# with the server technology in Java,[9] but both the client and server were rewritten in C++ in 2022.[10] The game was being directed by Aaron "Noxy" Donaghey of Hypixel Studios, an indie game based in Northern Ireland of over forty employees who split off from Hypixel Inc., the company behind the Hypixel server in Minecraft.[11][12][13] The idea for Hytale arose due to EULA changes by Mojang in 2014 which blocked servers from having microtransactions that affected gameplay, leading to an 85% drop in the Hypixel server's revenue.[2][14][15] They originally wanted to avoid making a voxel-based game, but eventually decided to do so as they had experience in that genre from the Hypixel server in Minecraft.[2]

Hypixel Studios was at first self-financed with revenue generated by the Hypixel server. The studio subsequently received support from Riot Games, which invested several million dollars in the studio,[16][17][18][19] along with an advisory group that included businessmen Dennis Fong, Rob Pardo, and Peter Levine.[16] The studio was fully acquired by Riot Games in April 2020.[20] Hytale was announced in December 2018, with the trailer amassing over 31 million views within a month.[21]

The game, originally intended to be playable in 2021, was delayed several times due to the game's scope increasing.[10][22] In July 2024, Hytale's developers reported that the game was being migrated to a new engine, a process that was expected to be complete by the end of the year.[23] On June 23, 2025, after over 10 years of development, Donaghey announced its cancellation and closure of Hypixel Studios, citing the game's overly ambitious nature.[1]

Reception

Hytale was nominated in the Most Wanted Game category at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards but lost to Cyberpunk 2077.[24] The game was also named the most anticipated at the 2021 Northern Ireland Game Awards.[25] In 2022, Hytale was recognized as the "Best Upcoming Game" at the Indie Game Awards.[26]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gerblick, Jordan (2025-06-23). "6 years after an announcement trailer with 61 million views, Minecraft-inspired survival game Hytale is canceled and its developer is shutting down" (in en). https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/6-years-after-an-announcement-trailer-with-61-million-views-minecraft-inspired-survival-game-hytale-is-canceled-and-its-developer-is-shutting-down/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Simpkins, Jen (24 February 2020). "First Look: Hytale is putting adventure and creativity at the heart of its ambitious block-building sandbox". https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/hytale-first-look-preview/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Walker, Ben (11 February 2019). "Hytale Interview - Hypixel Studios Talk Modding, Post-Launch Plans, and Minecraft Origins". DualShockers. https://www.dualshockers.com/hytale-interview-hypixel-studios-pc-beta/. 
  4. ↑ Pearson, Craig (21 August 2019). "Cosplay as a cat and more with Hytale's mod tools". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/08/21/cosplay-as-a-cat-and-more-with-hytales-mod-tools/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hypixel's Hytale nominated for Most Wanted Game Award" (in en). Northern Ireland Screen. 25 September 2019. https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/hypixels-hytale-nominated-wanted-game-award/. 
  6. ↑ Hytale is a brand new game from giants of the Minecraft community, backed by Riot, 13 December 2018, https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-13-hytale-is-a-brand-new-game-from-giants-of-the-minecraft-community, retrieved 2019-11-03 
  7. ↑ "Game developer Riot Games acquires Hypixel Studios" (in en-us). S&P Global. https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/game-developer-riot-games-acquires-hypixel-studios-58080844. 
  8. ↑ "Summer 2021 Development Update". https://hytale.com/news/2021/7/summer-2021-development-update. 
  9. ↑ "An overview of Hytale's server technology" (in en). https://hytale.com/news/2019/1/an-overview-of-hytales-server-technology. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Summer 2022 Development Update". hytale.com. July 22, 2022. https://hytale.com/news/2022/7/summer-2022-development-update. 
  11. ↑ Cartmill, Claire (21 April 2020). "Videogame developer Hypixel Studios to set up NI headquarters" (in en). News Letter. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/videogame-developer-hypixel-studios-set-ni-headquarters-2543414. 
  12. ↑ "Our team" (in en). https://hypixelstudios.com/our-team. 
  13. ↑ Phillips, Tom (13 December 2018). "Hytale is a brand new game from giants of the Minecraft community, backed by Riot". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-13-hytale-is-a-brand-new-game-from-giants-of-the-minecraft-community. 
  14. ↑ "Hytale is a Minecraft follow-up that remembers the Minigames". 20 December 2018. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/20/hytale-is-a-minecraft-follow-up-that-remembers-the-minigames/. 
  15. ↑ "Hytale is a brand new game from giants of the Minecraft community, backed by Riot", Eurogamer, 13 December 2018, https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-13-hytale-is-a-brand-new-game-from-giants-of-the-minecraft-community, retrieved 2019-11-03 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Jarvey, Natalie (13 Dec 2018). "Riot Games Leads Investment in Hypixel Game Studio". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/riot-games-leads-investment-hypixel-game-studio-1168889. 
  17. ↑ Fogel, Stefanie (13 December 2018). "Creators of Popular 'Minecraft' Server Announce New Game 'Hytale'" (in en). https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/hypixel-studios-reveals-hytale-1203089201/. 
  18. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (13 December 2018). "Beware, Minecraft and Roblox. Here comes the blocky world of Hytale". https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/13/beware-minecraft-and-roblox-here-comes-the-blocky-world-of-hytale/. 
  19. ↑ Tarason, Dominic (Dec 13, 2018). "Hytale is a blocky sandbox RPG spawned from a massive Minecraft server". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/13/hypixels-riot-backed-hytale-announced/. 
  20. ↑ Webster, Andrew (16 April 2020). "Riot continues to expand beyond League by acquiring studio behind Minecraft-like game". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/16/21223667/riot-games-league-of-legends-hypixel-studios-minecraft-hytale. 
  21. ↑ Fischer, Tyler (12 January 2019). "First Trailer of 'Minecraft' Inspired Game 'Hytale' Has 31 Million Views In Less Than 30 Days". ComicBook.com. https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/01/12/hytale-trailer-minecraft-pc/. 
  22. ↑ Bailey, Dustin (1 December 2023). "After 8 years, the Minecraft-inspired Hytale is still in the prototyping phase, and fans are running out of patience". GamesRadar+. https://www.gamesradar.com/after-8-years-the-minecraft-inspired-hytale-is-still-in-the-prototyping-phase-and-fans-are-running-out-of-patience/. 
  23. ↑ Jones, Ali (30 July 2024). "9 years into development, one-time Minecraft challenger Hytale is checking that its new engine can actually run its own game". GamesRadar+. https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/9-years-into-development-one-time-minecraft-challenger-hytale-is-checking-that-its-new-engine-can-actually-run-its-own-game/. 
  24. ↑ "Golden Joysticks Awards 2019". Games Radar. https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/#most-wanted-game. 
  25. ↑ "NI GAME AWARDS 2021: WINNERS". 9 March 2021. https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/interactive-content/ni-game-awards-2021-winners/. 
  26. ↑ "Indie Game Awards 2022 Winners". 15 November 2022. https://www.indiegamesawards.com/2022/winners/. 
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