Riot Games has officially canceled Hytale, the ambitious sandbox RPG that had been in development for nearly a decade, and announced the closure of its developer, Hypixel Studios. The news, confirmed on June 23,

Here's a bit of sad news for gamers. Hypixel Studios is shutting down and ending development of Hytale. The game looked pretty nifty, combining action-RPG mechanics with Minecraft. Riot Games purchased the developer back in 2020,

Hypixel Studios is shutting down development of Hytale, its Minecraft-like sandbox creator game. The studio, a subsidiary of Riot Games, posted a blog post explaining that financial support wasn't enough to buoy the long development time.