Stardew Valley's ConcernedApe reportedly says he could "possibly" step in to save cancelled Minecraft-like Hytale, but he'd need to know "why it failed" first

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Eric Barone gets asked about if he'd ever help save Hytale

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(Image credit: Hypixel Studios)

Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has reportedly said that he could "possibly" invest to save Hytale, the viral blocky adventure game that spent years in development before getting cancelled this past week, but he'd need more information first.

In case you missed it, Hytale was the hugely promising survival game inspired by Minecraft that courted well over 61 million trailer views in six years. It was so hyped up that Riot Games (of League of Legends fame) even bought the rights to the game and the developer Hypixel Studios, before shutting both down this week because the team "couldn't bring Hytale to life in a way that truly delivered on its promise."

But before dropping the millions of dollars that a revival would inevitably need, Barone would first "have to hear more about what the plan is, why it failed initially (behind the scenes), etc."

He's not the only one considering saving it somehow, either. Original Hypixel Studios founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, who was no longer involved with the studio by the time of its demise, also maybe-jokingly suggested a $25-million buy-back from Riot Games. "No kickstarter, just raw passion, high pressure and high risk taking."

Hytale studio founder says he was "burning" up to $400,000 a month on its development at one point, and turned down "way more money" before partnering with Riot

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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