Overview
- Executive director Patrick ‘Lyall’ Derbic says the team wants to avoid “overindexing on negative reviews” from less‑informed players during the early phase.
- Early Access begins January 13, 2026 on Windows via Hypixel’s launcher, with Mac and Linux TBD and consoles targeted for a later stage.
- The base price is $19.99 worldwide for now, with cosmetics available but no pay‑to‑win monetization.
- Pets and tamable animals, proximity chat, and fishing are planned features that will arrive after the initial release.
- Hypixel revived Hytale after Riot canceled it, is shipping a rough legacy build to accelerate iteration, and will take no cut from monetized mods or servers for the first two years.