Hypixel Studios is shutting down development of Hytale, its Minecraft-like sandbox creator game. The studio, a subsidiary of Riot Games, posted a blog post explaining that financial support wasn't enough to buoy the long development time.

Riot Games is closing the studio behind Hytale, its Minecraft -like game that has been in development for nearly a decade. Hypixel Studios, which Riot acquired in 2020 for an undisclosed sum, is shutting down “over the next few months,” according to Hypixel CEO Aaron “Noxy” Donaghey.

Riot Games is officially closing Hypixel Studios, the developer behind Hytale, a Minecraft-inspired sandbox game that has been in development since 2015. CEO Aaron Donaghey, also known as Noxy, announced the shutdown in a statement posted on X,