Save Hytale

Recent signers:
Daniel Fiodorov and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

Hytale started as a spark of creativity—a vision of a sandbox world rich with RPG adventure, player-made content, and deep community potential. But with the most recent update, fans were hit with disappointing news: development has officially been wound down. Years of engine rewrites, shifting goals, and ambitious plans stretched the project beyond its limits. What was once one of the most anticipated games became a cautionary tale about scope and silence. Still, for many, Hytale isn’t just a canceled game—it’s a symbol of what the gaming community can imagine when given the right tools. Saving Hytale now means preserving that vision: through mods, spiritual successors, or even just continuing to create in its image. The flame might be dimmed, but it’s not out—because the spirit of Hytale lives on in its fans. #savehytale

Now that we reached 100 signatures I want to say that I've been waiting for this game since I was 12 years old in 6th grade and I was so excited for what looked like all I wanted from Minecraft that Mojang was not delivering, now at 18 in college I'm still devastated at this news, I still had hope for that game my 12 year old self was so intrigued with. Even now I can barely believe that it's actually over, Mojang won without lifting a finger (or did they..?)

Please buy it Simon, you're our last hope. We will not let you down.

Victory
This petition made change with 862 supporters!
Recent signers:
Daniel Fiodorov and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

Hytale started as a spark of creativity—a vision of a sandbox world rich with RPG adventure, player-made content, and deep community potential. But with the most recent update, fans were hit with disappointing news: development has officially been wound down. Years of engine rewrites, shifting goals, and ambitious plans stretched the project beyond its limits. What was once one of the most anticipated games became a cautionary tale about scope and silence. Still, for many, Hytale isn’t just a canceled game—it’s a symbol of what the gaming community can imagine when given the right tools. Saving Hytale now means preserving that vision: through mods, spiritual successors, or even just continuing to create in its image. The flame might be dimmed, but it’s not out—because the spirit of Hytale lives on in its fans. #savehytale

Now that we reached 100 signatures I want to say that I've been waiting for this game since I was 12 years old in 6th grade and I was so excited for what looked like all I wanted from Minecraft that Mojang was not delivering, now at 18 in college I'm still devastated at this news, I still had hope for that game my 12 year old self was so intrigued with. Even now I can barely believe that it's actually over, Mojang won without lifting a finger (or did they..?)

Please buy it Simon, you're our last hope. We will not let you down.

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Simon Collins‑Laflamme
Simon Collins‑Laflamme
CEO at Hypixel Inc.

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Petition created on June 23, 2025