Hytale early access release date has finally been announced. Thousands of players who are eagerly waiting for the new Minecraft-inspired sandbox will finally be able to purchase and enjoy it. The game was announced and has been under development since 2015 by the Hypixel team.It was acquired by Riot Games in 2020, where it experienced several development issues and delays. Finally, the original developers, including Hypixel-co founder, Simon, re-acquired the title and will launch it soon.The Hytale early access release date is set for January 13, 2026. Here are all the details about the announcement.Details about Hytale early access release date announcementOn November 27, 2025, the game's official X account published a post where they revealed the early access release date to be January 13, 2026.The Hytale early access release date announcement thread continued, with a second post announcing the pre-order date. Players will be able to start purchasing the game from December 13, 2025, from Hytale's official website.Along with announcing the pre-order date, Hytale's development team reminded the fans that it will only be an early access release, which could be plagued with bugs and glitches.Here's what they wrote:"If you wish to pre-purchase the game, pre-orders open December 13, 2025. If you don’t feel comfortable pre-ordering, please don’t. This is true early access, meaning it’s still very much unfinished and will be buggy for a while, but you have the team's commitment to make Hytale the game we’ve always wanted it to be. More details are coming soon. Thank you, everyone, for your support. Hytale has been through a long journey, and soon, we will be home."Hytale lead developer released a long gameplay videoA few weeks before Hytale early access release date announcement, Simon posted a 16-minute-long gameplay video of the game on YouTube. In this video, he shows various combat, healing, and movement mechanics.Throughout the video, various hostile creatures were shown, which looked noticeably more complex and mystical than Minecraft. They were able to block attacks from players, dodge or dash around, and felt more realistic and smarter.Several features were inspired by different Minecraft mods, like tree logs automatically falling when the base is mined, a better third-person camera, an in-game world map, etc.The video even shows creation tools, which were inspired by Minecraft's simple creative mode. These tools include asset editor, model editor, worldgen editor, builder tools, etc, which were much more advanced.Check out our other content:Why Minecraft fans should look forward to HytaleHytale announces pricing days after it was reacquired by founderHytale owner hints at an affordable price point ahead of game's early release