Hytale is priced so "aggressively low" that its returning owner is "taking on a considerable personal risk," but "charging more didn't feel right" because "I don't think the game is good yet"

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Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme is taking one for the team by pricing his Minecraft-inspired survival game Hytale at $20 – lower than the price of Minecraft itself on PC.

Collins-Laflamme reacquired the rights to Hytale from Riot Games this week in a triumphant moment for the developers and fans who've been following the project for some 10 years, but it sounds like it needs a lot of work before it's ready for an early access launch – and the newly revealed and notably modest price tag is a reflection of its underbaked state.

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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