The founder of Hytale has begun to imagine a roadmap for redevelopment

2025-07-31 21:38:30|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Former Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflam seems to have not yet obtained the rights to the cancelled Minecraft rival Hytale, which he sold to Riot in 2020, but that has not stopped him from making big plans for the game's return.Recently, he has posted several posts on X platform, outlining a potential development roadmap, talking about hiring developers, and even hinting at his distribution model, although he had previously warned that any potential deal is extremely unlikely to be reached.

Developed by a studio that was born out of one of the most popular Minecraft servers, Hytale was once regarded as a potential work that could challenge Minecraft's status.Unfortunately, when Hypixel Studios announced in June that Riot had terminated the project development and would gradually disband the studio in the coming months, its road to hit the "Best Sandbox Games" list came to an abrupt end.Shortly thereafter, Collins LaFram said he would "contact" the company that developed League of Legends and the Fearless Covenant, hoping to regain the power of the project.

Although Collins-Laflam has warned that the project has a “nearly zero possibility” to return successfully, he is still talking about the project in detail, especially in the past day, with remarks being particularly intensive.In fact, when asked about "how things are going" on X platform, he responded: "I'm not comfortable saying more so as not to affect the process. Once I can, I'll share the details immediately."

Although he did not talk about actual acquisition negotiations, Collins LaFram made no shy about the potential plan for a re-take of the project.He stressed that he hopes to launch some content as soon as possible to raise funds."The early version may seem lacking, but the exploration experience will be great. Of course, we will spend years to perfect the experience later."

Collins LaFram had previously stated that he was willing to invest up to $25 million in development. Now he added: "I may need to invest up to $1 or 2 million before launch, and the revenue from the Early Experience version will fund development. If the situation is difficult, I can subsidize until the update improves." He proposed a low-priced entry-level version, "for those who can't afford it or just want to try it first and then upgrade," and may provide supporter gift packages or founder gift packages for players who are willing to support it higher.

As for the potential roadmap, Collins-Laflam said: "Survival mode and/or creative mode will be released first, just to get Hytale to meet players as soon as possible. Mini games require some infrastructure hardware work, so it will take more time. I don't want everyone to wait, I have to break the 'first spell'. There will be an adventure (story) mode that will include a more complete 'survival' loop and more."

Speaking about the distance-based voice chat feature, he also mentioned: "I talked to a developer who had been involved in Hytale's development today and he thought it would be possible to (re)join. I personally will make sure to implement this, especially when the mini game is online, it will be fun and full of confusion, and I'm looking forward to it. It will also open the door to new mini game types." Collins LaFram paused and reiterated: "Of course, the premise is that I can buy this IP!"

This idea is indeed quite detailed about a deal that may not be reached, but at least it shows Collins Laflam's serious attitude towards the project he was involved in creating.He said he would "try to include clauses in the letter of intent to allow me to publicly state that negotiations are underway so that we can start actively recruiting before the transaction is completed."For the moment, we can only wait for things to develop, but I do hope it will be an unexpected success story.

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