Taming animals is now possible in Hytale, but you'll need the right items and method to make a pet out of your favorite ...

Check out our op-ed to learn why calling Hytale "Minecraft 2" sets the wrong expectations and misleads gamers.

Hytale's trailer showed off Minecraft base building and crafting elements, but it also featured far more hack-and-slash RPG adventuring. Hypixel Studios is shutting down development of Hytale, its ...

The original founder of Hypixel Studios may now be reaching out to Riot Games to buy Hytale back from the developer, following its recent high-profile cancellation. Originally billed as a competitor ...

Hytale sure looks a lot like Minecraft, doesn't it? Giving a quick glance at some side-by-side screenshots it would be pretty easy to confuse the two, though that's not a huge surprise: Hypixel Studio ...

When Hytale was released as an early access title, many gamers discussed whether it could rival or at least challenge the massively popular sandbox, Minecraft. For years now, Mojang Studios' title has ...

2026 is getting off to a flyer with Hytale, a new sandbox game with more than a little hint of Minecraft. That’s intentional, though, since it’s developed by Hypixel Studios, the team behind a series ...

I’ve been playing that new Hytale game, and it’s certainly very much like Minecraft. It’s unashamedly like Minecraft, actually, with the energy from developers feeling very much like “Fine, I’ll do it ...

Few games in 2026 will receive the buzz that Hytale has received in the days after its early access release. The game that looked like it would never see the light of day has been revived by its ...

It is no surprise that Hytale is purely inspired by Minecraft. Both games have basic graphics, an entire world, and entities made from blocks and pixelated textures. Both are sandbox games, supporting ...

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