Pricing and Editions
Hytale will be a one-time purchase game, with a very affordable base price during early access. Hypixel Studios has opted for a fair and transparent model.
🌎 Regional pricing: Prices shown are reference in USD. Hytale offers regional pricing for many countries, so the price you see might differ. Check the final price for your region at store.hytale.com.
🎯 No Pay-to-Win: No edition offers gameplay advantages. All extras are purely cosmetic.
🎮 Standard — $19.99 USD
Recommended for the average player who just wants to play.
- ✅ Full base game
- ✅ Early access
- ✅ All future updates
Intentionally low price because they recognize the product won't be 100% complete at this phase. They want to "charge cheap while iterating with us".
💜 Supporter — $34.99 USD
For fans who want to support a bit more.
- ✅ Everything from Standard edition
- ✅ Exclusive early access cosmetics
- Possible: pet insignia, special jacket, emotes
🔥 Cursebreaker — $69.99 USD
For super fans who want to support to the max.
- ✅ Everything from previous editions
- ✅ All early access cosmetics
- Possible physical or digital collectible (to be confirmed)
| Edition | Price | For whom? | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $19.99 | Average player | Base game |
| Supporter | $34.99 | Fans wanting to support | + Exclusive cosmetics |
| Cursebreaker | $69.99 | Super fans | + All EA cosmetics |
🔄 Upgrades and Availability
If you buy the Standard edition and later decide to upgrade, you can do so paying only the difference.
- Standard → Supporter: +$15
- Standard → Cursebreaker: +$50
- Supporter → Cursebreaker: +$35
All editions will be available only during Early Access. Once the game leaves EA:
- Special editions will stop being sold
- Those who purchased them keep access and cosmetics
💎 Monetization Model
🚫 No Pay-to-Win: There won't be microtransactions giving gameplay advantages. Everything affecting gameplay will be earned by playing.
- Low base price: Accessible to everyone
- Cosmetic sales: Possible optional skins/capes in the future
- Free cosmetics: Will add unlockables by playing
- No loot boxes: Not mentioned
- No subscriptions: One-time purchase
🎬 Creator Program
Hypixel Studios will implement a program to support the content creator community:
| Phase | Creator commission |
|---|---|
| Initial | 5% of purchases with their code |
| After cost recovery | 7% of purchases with their code |
- If you use a streamer/YouTuber's code when buying, that creator gets a percentage
- No extra cost for the player
- All creators are equally eligible
📋 Summary
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | One-time purchase (not F2P) |
| Base price | $19.99 USD |
| Pay-to-Win | ❌ No |
| Subscriptions | ❌ No |
| Loot boxes | ❌ Not mentioned |
| Purchased cosmetics | Possible in future |
| Free cosmetics | ✅ Unlockable by playing |
🤝 Commitment: Hypixel Studios seems committed to fair and transparent monetization, relying on the community and avoiding predatory practices.
