Overview
- Riot sold the cancelled project to co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, who says development has resumed and the team now owns 100% of Hytale.
- The founders pledge personal funding for 10 years with no outside investors or publishers, with Philippe Touchette overseeing financial stewardship.
- More than 30 former Hytale developers have been rehired, with further returns expected soon as the studio ramps up production.
- An early access date will be announced in the coming days, beginning on Windows PC, with a multi-year early access period planned and other platforms to follow much later.
- The team is reverting to the Legacy engine and warns of a messy, bug-prone build focused at launch on exploration, creative tools, and modding, with minigames and adventure mode slated for later.