"Hytale is a forever game": After a miracle comeback, Hytale head says it "will get updates as long as gaming exists"

Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme says he has no plans to cease development on the Minecraft-inspired RPG Hytale.

Hytale has been a pretty big hit so far after its rough development, with Hypixel pumping out patches for the game as it continues its early access quest. While the game has had some issues, the developers warned that there would be problems at launch (and even then, nothing too major has happened yet), so after 10 years since its announcement, people seem pretty happy as the team continually updates it. And from the sounds of things, that won't stop any time soon.

Over on Twitter, a fan of the game asked Collins-Laflamme, "What will happen when Hytale is released?" Asking if it will mean "the end of developing the game" or if the team at Hypixel will "continue to make more updates like Minecraft does?" Collins-Laflamme responded with a pretty definitive answer, saying that "Hytale is a forever game, will get updates as long as gaming exists."

This has naturally led to speculation, as users on Reddit wonder "Long term I wonder about monetization. Constantly funding new game updates is going to be expensive." While another says, "I hope there will be some sort of aesthetic dlcs so we can give him our money."

Of course, this only works as long as players are invested, but given the game has seemingly been a huge hit so far, I don't think it's something to worry about. So in 10 years' time, we could be talking about Hytale in the same vein as Terraria and Stardew Valley, which refuse to let their "final update" be final.

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