Hytale Arrives Tomorrow: Global Release Times And Download Details

I see the once-canceled Hytale is finally getting its early access release on PC, beginning January 13. The game, a Minecraft-like project from Hypixel, first appeared in a 2018 trailer that has since earned 62 million views. Its development path was complicated, involving an acquisition by Riot Games in 2020 and a cancellation in June 2025. The project was revived last November after being sold back to one of the original co-founders, leading to this release.

I played a bit after downloading the launcher, which is available now from the official website. The game is not on Steam or the Epic Games Store; players must visit the Hytale site to get the launcher and install it ahead of the launch.

Over one million players on the early access release day

— Simon Collins-Laflamme

I see the once-canceled Hytale is finally getting its early access release on PC, beginning January 13. The game, a Minecraft-like project from Hypixel, first appeared in a 2018 trailer that has since earned 62 million views. Its development path was complicated, involving an acquisition by Riot Games in 2020 and a cancellation in June 2025.

The project was revived last November after being sold back to one of the original co-founders, leading to this release. I played a bit after downloading the launcher, which is available now from the official website. The game is not on Steam or the Epic Games Store; players must visit the Hytale site to get the launcher and install it ahead of the launch.

The global rollout is staggered, with the following release times:

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

• PST (San Francisco): 7am
• CST (Austin, Mexico City): 9am
• EST (New York): 10am
• GMT (London): 3pm
• CET (Paris): 4pm
• JST (Tokyo): 11pm
• CST (Beijing): 11pm

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

• AEST (Sydney): 2am
• NZST (Wellington): 4am

Co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme advised that pre-loading will "significantly reduce launch-day stress." He expects significant interest, predicting "over one million players on the early access release day."

Read more about the Hytale story, from its sudden cancellation that led to a Hytale petition with over 1,500 signatures from fans hoping for a playable version, to when development resumed after Hypixel Studios reacquired the IP rights from Riot Games. The journey now leads to the upcoming early access launch on January 13, 2026, where players will finally get to experience the much-anticipated sandbox RPG.