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Hytale Enters Early Access Today With Mandatory Launcher as Hypixel Expects 1 Million Players

Pre-purchases have already secured two years of funding, underscoring the studio’s long-term push after reviving the project from Riot’s cancellation.

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Overview

  • Early Access opens at 7:00 a.m. PT/10:00 a.m. ET on PC through the official Hytale Launcher, with no Steam release at launch.
  • Access requires a pre-purchase from Hypixel’s official store, and the standalone launcher is the only supported way to play.
  • Founder Simon Collins-Laflamme says the team anticipates over one million players on day one and urges players to download and log in to the launcher in advance.
  • Pre-purchases have funded the next two years of development, and Collins-Laflamme has pledged a decade-long personal commitment to the project.
  • Hypixel says this is true early access and likely to be buggy, and launch-day mods will be available via CurseForge through an agreement with the platform.