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'It's a damn miracle we were able to salvage Hytale,' original co-founder and new owner Simon Collins-Laflamme says: After years in development at Riot, 'it was barely playable'

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Hytale
Genres · adventure, arcade, indie, rpg, simulation
Release · Jan 13, 2026
Developer · Hypixel Studios
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186 articles 67 writers 3 reviews
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1992
Latest · Psycho Dream
Top genres · platformer, rpg
110 articles 65 writers 5 games
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