Early Access Review - A genuinely promising foundation held back only by its early state. The bones are excellent, now it needs the meat.

Hytale is still in Early Access, but they are in the right way of doing things. The game follows the style of others from the genre, like Minecraft, but its animation surpasses it.

Vanilla version gives you a few hours of fun. Building your first home, farming mats for increasing your workbenches tiers, exploring the multiple biomes available and finally going to high-end zones to hunt the most dangerous monsters.

It has also a nice dungeon system that allows to go to timed dungeons, where you will be able to hunt enormous dragons for better drops and equipments.

But where Hytale truly sets itself apart is in what lies beneath the surface. The modding tools available from day one signal a game built with community creativity at its core, not as an afterthought. If the modding scene matures as it should, the vanilla experience is just the beginning of what this world can become.

Multiplayer and community servers already show real promise. Shared worlds feel alive, and the social layer, friends, markers, cooperative farming and exploration, adds a dimension that solo play alone can't capture. The foundations for a thriving player-driven ecosystem are clearly there.

Looking ahead, Hypixel Studios has laid out an ambitious and transparent roadmap through the Cursebreaker arc, a chapter-by-chapter narrative expansion that will grow the game toward its full release. It's a smart approach, keeping players invested not just in content drops, but in a story that builds toward something bigger.

Hytale is rough around the edges, and that's expected. What matters is that the team has earned trust through consistent, honest communication and a development pace that's hard to argue with. If you enjoy the genre, this is worth jumping into now rather than waiting on the sidelines.