[STEAM] Hytale Release Times and Details Confirmed, How to Download Launcher Ahead of Release Date

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Hypixel's once-canceled Minecraft-like Hytale is nearly here. Announced in December 2018 with a trailer so exciting it's clocked up an incredible 62 million views on

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, Hytale was acquired by Riot Games in 2020 and languished in development hell for a bit

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. In November, however, it was

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and revived, complete with an early access release date on PC: January 13.

Co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme expects the early access game to garner significant interest, predicting "

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" and advising players download the launcher and log in now to help "significantly reduce launch-day stress."

Remember, Hytale isn't available on Steam or the Epic Games store, so you'll need to

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from there, click download, and select Download for Windows. You'll then have to install the launcher to play.

Hytale early access global release times:

Depending on where you are in the world, Hytale is set to go live on:

Tuesday, January 13, 2026:

PST (San Francisco):

• 7am

CST (Austin, Mexico City):

• 9am

EST (New York):

• 10pm

GMT (London):

• 3pm

CET (Paris):

• 4pm

JST (Tokyo):

• 11pm

CST (Beijing):

• 11pm

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

AEST (Sydney):

• 2am

NZST (Wellington):

• 4am

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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