Hytale Will Only Cost $20 Because It Isn't Good Yet, Its Developer Says

Hytale, a much action-packed return connected Minecraft, will beryllium disposable for $20 erstwhile it relaunches successful early access, Hypixel Studios announced connected X. The developer shared that it planned to relaunch Hytale earlier this week aft successfully reacquiring nan authorities to nan game from Riot Games.

Alongside its $20 "Standard" edition, Hypixel besides plans to connection $35 "Supporter" and $70 "Cursebreaker" editions of Hytale pinch further in-game cosmetics. Pricing nan crippled astatine $20 is an acknowledgement of really unfinished it is, according to Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme. "I'm pricing Hytale arsenic aggressively debased arsenic possible," Collins-Laflamme said in an X post. "The crippled is unfinished and runs connected a build from complete 4 years ago. Charging much didn't consciousness right. I don't deliberation nan crippled is bully yet."

Hypixel Studios shared footage of Hytale nan time aft it announced its woody pinch Riot Games. The crippled was originally cancelled by Riot successful June 2025, aft 5 years of improvement and "a awesome reboot of nan crippled engine," Hypixel CEO Aaron Donaghey said astatine nan time.

Riot Games bought Hypixel Studios during a play of description that included the launch of nan company's publishing explanation Riot Forge, which was responsible for League of Legends spinoffs for illustration Ruined King: A League of Legends Story. Riot yet decided to sunset Riot Forge successful 2024, alongside wide layoffs astatine nan studio.