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Jordan Gerblick

After miracle revival, Hytale head "now assembling a dedicated team" to satisfy fans of a key genre that's only grown since the Minecraft-inspired game's reveal: cozy and farming games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing

Hytale trailer screenshot of character watering a field of pumpkins.

Hytale studio Hypixel has formed a dedicated team focused on cozy game mainstays like cooking, farming, and taking care of voxel animals.

Due to Hytale's, eh, turbulent development over some 10 years, which involved a sale to Riot and then a reacquisition by original owner Hypixel just recently, it's hard to say with any real certainty what the core gameplay loop will look like, but the original vision was a procedurally generated sandbox similar to Minecraft but with more RPG elements and player-generated content. Now, thanks to new comments from studio founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, we know it'll also have a big focus on life and farming simulation.

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