Minecraft fans were beyond excited for the release of Hytale, a game that was supposed to be the spiritual successor of Minecraft.

Riot Games and Hypixel Studios have canceled Hytale, an in-development sandbox game that started life as a Minecraft server.

However, the Hytale dream is now over. “This is not the outcome any of us — at Hypixel or at Riot — wanted,” a statement attributed to co-founder Noxy published to the Hytale website reads.

Noxy said the Hytale team still believes in the game, but acknowledged that Riot was unable to find "investors or acquirers who could continue to help carry Hytale forward." ...

That's why heads turned when Barone initially said he could "possibly" step in to save Hytale, but he'd need to know "why it failed" first. So, in short, Eric Barone isn't plotting a Hytale rescue.

Hypixel Studios Riot Games cancels its response to Minecraft, Hytale is cancelled Riot Games’ ambitious Minecraft-style project will not see the light of day, and its developer studio will close ...

Following the announcement earlier this week that Riot-backed Minecraft y sandbox game Hytale has been cancelled, a former Hypixel Studios dev has claimed that internal friction and "mismanagement" at ...

The cancellation of Hytale, the Minecraft-style MMORPG, and the closure of Hypixel Studios seem to boil down to a mix of ...

Hypixel Studios CEO Aaron “Noxy” Donaghey posted a letter on X to announce the cancellation of Hytale and closure of his studio. His full statement can be read below.

However, the Hytale dream is now over. “This is not the outcome any of us — at Hypixel or at Riot — wanted,” a statement attributed to co-founder Noxy published to the Hytale website reads.