10 years later, Hytale co-creator says he's "locking down the release date ASAP" for the sandbox RPG, and the base cost won't be much different to Minecraft itself

Screenshot from Hytale, showing three warriors with a sword, bow, and staff sighting a big, icy dragon.

10 years after it started development, Hytale developer Simon Collins-Laflamme says his Minecraft-inspired game is set to have its release details pinned down by the end of next week.

After an abrupt cancellation and studio closure earlier this year, Hytale developer Simon Collins-Laflamme was able to secure the rights to the game from Riot Games after saying he had offered "10x what the true market value" of Hytale was, saving it from cancellation. And now, the developer is gearing up to release the game as soon as possible.