Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has reportedly stated that he could “presumably” make investments to save Hytale, the viral blocky journey recreation that spent years in growth earlier than getting cancelled this previous week, but he’d need extra data first.
In case you missed it, Hytale was the vastly promising survival recreation impressed by Minecraft that courted nicely over 61 million trailer views in six years. It was so puffed up that Riot Video games (of League of Legends fame) even purchased the rights to the sport and the developer Hypixel Studios, earlier than shutting each down this week as a result of the crew “could not carry Hytale to life in a approach that really delivered on its promise.”
Quick ahead and one other main indie developer has toyed with the potential of reviving it. Content material creator Myne lately posted a screenshot from their Discord server, exhibiting an trade with Stardew Valley’s creator. When requested about whether or not he’d ever make investments cash to save Hytale from its doomed destiny, Barone apparently stated “presumably.”
ConcernedApe, the creator of Stardew Valley if he would #SaveHytale pic.twitter.com/c8CQTPzoU5June 27, 2025
But earlier than dropping the thousands and thousands of {dollars} {that a} revival would inevitably need, Barone would first “have to hear extra about what the plan is, why it failed initially (behind the scenes), and many others.”
He is not the one one contemplating saving it in some way, both. Unique Hypixel Studios founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, who was not concerned with the studio by the point of its demise, additionally maybe-jokingly advised a $25-million buy-back from Riot Video games. “No kickstarter, simply uncooked ardour, excessive strain and excessive threat taking.”
Hytale studio founder says he was “burning” up to $400,000 a month on its growth at one level, and turned down “far more cash” earlier than partnering with Riot
