Concerned Ape, the father of Stardew Valley, recently expressed his willingness to consider restarting the "Hytale" project, but there is a prerequisite - he needs to figure out why this MMO game that could be comparable to "Minecraft" died.The specific reason for the cancellation of the project has not been clarified, but some developers have pointed the finger at the team management.

According to GamesRadar+, supporters of #Save Hytale# activity shared screenshots of their conversation with ConcernedApe (real name Eric Barone).Faced with the petition that players hoped they would take over the development, Barone responded that he would "may" consider this challenge, but more background information is needed: "I have to understand the specific plan, the inside reason why the project initially failed, etc."

Hypixel Studio previously vaguely talked about development difficulties, only explaining in the cancellation announcement: "The technical goals are becoming increasingly complex, and even after remake the game engine, the development progress is still far from meeting standards. We have considered reducing the scale, adjusting the timeline or finding new directions, but any compromise will deviate from the core philosophy of Hytale - that will no longer be the game we want to build and you deserve."

Hypixel Studio, which was acquired by Riot Games in 2020, has no plans to restart.Since Riot holds the Hytale IP, any resurrection attempt needs to be approved.At this moment, this highly anticipated work is hovering at the crossroads of life and death.