New Minecraft-Like Game Could Be Coming to PS5

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The popular game Hytale might be coming to PlayStation 5, according to recent news. Since its release, many players have compared Hytale to Minecraft because of its similar look and feel, and they’re excited to see what the developers do next.

The journey of Hytale to release is quite a story. It began over ten years ago when the creator of the popular Minecraft server Hypixel decided to make his own game. However, development faced many challenges, and in June 2025, the project was canceled. A fan petition to revive the game quickly gained support, and shortly after, one of the original founders bought it from Riot Games. Hytale entered early access on January 13th and has quickly become popular with online players. Despite still being a work in progress, player reactions have been incredibly positive. It’s been praised for its similarities to Minecraft – especially its building style and look – but also for adding more complex RPG and survival elements found in games like Valheim.

Hytale May Be Coming To Consoles In the Future

The creators of Hytale recently announced that the game may eventually be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Although Hytale is currently only playable on PC, the game’s Executive Director, Patrick “Lyall” Derbic, confirmed they are planning a console release. He explained that bringing the game to consoles requires significant behind-the-scenes work and that they want to prioritize finishing the game first. However, Lyall emphasized that a console version won’t be released until Hytale is no longer in early access.

The developer’s FAQs also touched on bringing Hytale to other platforms, like mobile devices and Steam. Regarding mobile, their response was similar to what they said about consoles: they’re still figuring out what it would take to make it happen and will share updates when they have more information.

We’d like to release the game on consoles eventually, but it would take significant work to update our server systems. Because of this, we’re focusing our efforts elsewhere for now.

I was reading what the developer said about potentially bringing their game to Steam, and it’s really interesting. Basically, they’d rather focus on making the game better with the feedback from the community that’s already involved – the people who really understand what the game is about. They’re not ignoring criticism, but they don’t want a ton of new players giving initial reactions that could push the game in the wrong direction. It’s not a flat-out ‘no’ to Steam, they just don’t feel it’s necessary right now. Plus, apparently Steam doesn’t fully support all their modding features, so they’re talking to Valve to see if that can be fixed. It sounds like they really value the opinions of players who know and love the game already.

With the public release of Hytale, the coming months will be vital as the developers analyze player feedback. The game’s popularity means they’ll have a lot to work with, and it will be interesting to see how it evolves. The developers have secured funding for the next two years thanks to pre-orders, ensuring continued support. Considering how quickly Hytale is gaining positive attention, it looks poised for a bright future.

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2026-01-14 19:39