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Adam Hales

Minecraft competitor "Hytale" shows off playable DOOM inside its game engine — should Mojang Studios be concerned, or is this just a harmless alternative?

Hytale Logo and Doom logo.

Hytale is set to release today, January 13, 2026, and it has already sold enough copies to cover two years of development. That makes it an extremely successful launch before early access has even begun.

Modders are also arriving in droves. Despite the game not being publicly released yet, the top five Hytale mod videos are already appearing online as creators get their hands on the tools and start pushing what the engine can do.

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