In a devastating blow, a decade of game development has ended in the cancellation of Hytale.
Hypixel Studios has been building the sandbox with support from Riot Games since 2015, but the development studio now prepares for closure.
What went wrong in Hytale’s development?
Officially announced in December 2018, Hytale was intended to be a sandbox set to rival Minecraft. The 2018 trailer garnered 61 million views, and Riot Games acquired Hypixel Studios, the developers, in 2020.
Despite the enthusiasm for increased customisation opportunities and a new look to the block-based sandbox survival genre, a decade of development has now officially ended.
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