Hytale will launch into early access in January

Less than two weeks on from the announcement that Hytale has been saved from cancellation, the now restored development team has revealed their plans for the early access launch. 

Hytale will now release into early access on Steam on January 13th 2026. Recently, the developers have also revealed their plans for modding, noting that while it will be supported from launch, its tech isn't quite there yet so some issues and limitations are expected in the early days.

In the early access announcement, the Hytale team also warns that the game is still “very much unfinished and will be buggy for a while”. If you do really want to support the project in its early stages though, then pre-orders will begin in mid-December.

Hytale was a very different game under Riot, so all of that has been scrapped since going independent. The restored creative team is picking up a much older version of Hytale with plans to rebuild to its own vision. There is no word on how long that will take but we can hope for regular updates along the way.

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KitGuru Says: After many years of waiting, fans will at the very least have a chance to play the game now. This is a move that's been a long time coming. 

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