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Minecraft’s Major Rival Canceled After 7 Years, Closing the Door Permanently

by Tony Johnston
June 24, 2025
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Okay, so Hypixel Inc. You heard of them, right? The folks behind that Minecraft server everyone seems to love? Well, back in 2018, they casually drop the bomb that they’re creating this standalone game called Hytale. Like, everyone went “Whoa!” because it was supposed to be like Minecraft, but with a cool fantasy twist. Voxel-based sandbox, procedurally generated places to explore — sounds familiar, huh? But here’s the kicker: add some RPG combat mechanics! A bit ambitious, you’d say.

Then, bam! The trailer gets 31 million hits on YouTube. That’s… a lot of eyeballs. And then, Riot Games — yeah, the League of Legends peeps — swoop in and say, “We want a piece of this.” They snag Hypixel Studios in 2020, planning for a 2021 rollout. Except, nope. Delay after delay, and, oops, nope again. Hytale gets totally canned. The throne Minecraft sits on? Yeah, it’s not shaking anytime soon.

Roll forward, and surprise! Out of the blue, they kill Hytale — after ten long years of elbow grease. Those folks at Hypixel couldn’t stitch it together the way they wanted. Was it too many cooks or what? Developers’ visions flying all over. I mean, weren’t they just talking about a beta version not too long ago? Even after Riot came to the party to back them up, the game just couldn’t break from this dev purgatory. Odd, right?

Anyway — so here’s what’s wild. Hytale, when it was still alive and kicking, seemed like the only shot at dethroning Minecraft. Let’s be real, Mojang’s baby is in a league of its own with that massive sales scorecard. Hytale? It was packing everything Minecraft did, plus extra toppings like mods and servers. With Hytale gone, imagining another blockbuster rival? Seems like a pipe dream now.

Sure, you’ve got these mobile-first Minecraft knock-offs, but they just don’t have that depth. And AAA titles? Like, are they hiding somewhere? Indie devs are doing their thing, but with shoestring budgets. Riot had the cash and the clout to give Minecraft a real run, but it just fizzled out. Now, here we are, waiting for who-knows-what might shake up this sandbox world. But for now, Minecraft’s lead? It’s pretty much cemented there.

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