I don't think there was ever any doubt that Hytale would share similarities with Minecraft. Back in 2015, work on the recently released Early Access title began from a team that ran Minecraft's most successful multiplayer server, Hypixel, and from the first trailer, the blocky parallels were evident.
With such crossover appeal, Minecraft's lead developer, Jens Bergensten, has dipped his toes into Hytale's waters, and while he feels the game is "very polished," he says he would "like it to be more different to Minecraft."
Bergensten has been with Minecraft from the beginning, programming the game in its lead-up to launch, and becoming lead developer just a few months after. There is nobody more qualified, then, to assess the state of Hytale at launch.
The addition will be coming "in a few updates."
When asked for his thoughts on the game on Bluesky, Bergensten responded, "I'd like it to be more different to Minecraft. It's very polished, but the feeling I get when I play [Hytale] is that I'd rather just play Minecraft. It's very early, though, and I know modding will be an important aspect. I will definitely play more later."
The feeling I get when I play...
