Hytale Early Access Release Date Reveal

It’s finally happening. After years of silence, cancellation, and one of the wildest comebacks in gaming history, Hytale is about to tell us when early access actually begins.

Simon “Hypixel” Laurin just posted this on X:

Friday 10AM EST on @Hytale for official reveal of the early access release date.
Let me break it to you and reset expectations, the acquisition took just long enough to prevent us from doing a release before Holidays. That’s why it took us so long to announce the date, we tried to push as hard as we could but legally there is just too much to do and we would be cutting too close to Christmas.
Go make your predictions. See you Friday for reveal!— Simon (@simon_hypixel), November 26, 2025

What we know right now

The exact early access date will be announced this Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST on the official @Hytale account.
There will NOT be a launch before Christmas – the recent buy-back of the IP from Riot Games caused unavoidable legal delays.
The team pushed as hard as possible but decided against a rushed holiday release.
They’re going for an “unpolished but playable” early access build and want the community in from day one.

Quick recap of the insane journey

2018 – Hytale trailer drops, instantly becomes one of the most hyped games ever
2020 – Riot Games acquires Hypixel Studios
June 2025 – Riot cancels Hytale and shuts down the studio
November 17, 2025 – Simon buys the IP back, brings the original team together, restores the legacy engine, and revives the project

The #SaveHytale movement actually worked. The community never gave up – and now we’re days away from jumping in.