Hytale has officially been saved and is on its way to our machines after seven long years of waiting.
It spent half a decade in limbo at Riot Games stuck in a drawer somewhere probably, and had to be re-purchased by the same people who sold it to that corporate giant. Now, in the hands of its rightful owners, Hytale is in full development and is actually coming out.
Here’s everything you need to know about a potential release date, the platforms it will be available on, and more.
Hytale release date countdown
Hytale comes out in early access on Jan. 13, 2026. The game, which was only revived officially on Nov. 17 following its reacquisition by Simon Collins-Laflamme, also known as hypixel, appears to be releasing sooner than anticipated, though its new-old owner did say he wants to see it in players’ hands as soon as possible.
Our timer is going to aim for Jan. 13 at midnight CT, as official release times are yet to be revealed. Once we do get more information, we’ll update the timer to reflect it.
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Hytale will cost $19.99 for the base game, with several supporter editions available for more if you wish to pitch in and help the studio develop the title. Pre-orders are opening on Dec. 13, though the lead developer advises you not to pre-order if you aren’t willing to put up with jank, bugs, and unfinished content that are going to be present in the game for a while.
What platforms will Hytale be on?
Hytale was originally planned to be a PC exclusive game, especially for Microsoft Windows. This tracks with the game being inspired by Minecraft, specifically the Hypixel server, which was primarily a PC-only experience. It’ll probably have its own launcher, but we might see it come to Steam and Epic Games as well.
Though Mojang’s title eventually branched out to just about every platform under the sun, it’s safe to assume that Hytale will release on PC and Windows first, followed up by potential ports to consoles and mobile devices.
With the rise of the SteamOS and Valve’s major push for Linux gaming, we could also see Hytale launch on Linux natively, and even on Apple’s macOS. All of these are part of the broader PC family and would play more or less the same, but it remains to be seen if Hypixel will focus on moving the game beyond Windows before finishing its 1.0 development cycle.
Many of its planned features are very much work-in-progress, and Hytale invites the community to join the fun and help develop various aspects of the game, pitch features, and collaborate with the developers to make Hytale into the game it was meant to be.
The broad scope of development is likely to impede potential release dates and platform ports, but it’s better to have a good game come late than a bad one rushed to us early.
Full details of planned features can be found here, and from what we can gather, it looks rather promising.
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