Hytale is a challenge to Minecraft.
Hytale is a challenge to Minecraft.
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Beware, Minecraft and Roblox. Here comes the blocky world of Hytale

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 3 min

Minecraft and Roblox have big targets painted on their backs, and Hytale is an arrow pointed at them. Hypixel Studios is unveiling Hytale, a new game that delivers a sandbox world and a blocky 8-bit art style.

The game comes from the creators of Hypixel, the world’s largest mod server. Hypixel Studios is building the game, with funding support from Riot Games and an advisory group of industry veterans.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.