Historic Move: Vintage Story Engages Ex-Hypixel Developers to Craft an Immersive 'Adventure Mode' for their Intense Survival Game
In the world of gaming, the cancellation of Hytale, a Minecraft-like game, has left a void. However, a glimmer of hope has emerged in the form of Vintage Story, a survival game that has been under development since 2016.
Tyron, the team lead of Vintage Story, has extended an olive branch to Hytale, inviting former Hypixel Studios/Hytale developers to join him in creating a new game mode for Vintage Story. This new mode, inspired by Hytale, is set to significantly diverge from the original Vintage Story experience.
Currently, the Vintage Story team is actively reviewing job applications and plans to form a small team of 3–4 people, with the option to expand as the project gains traction. The development approach is designed to be sustainable, focusing on manageable growth and manageable risks.
The new "Adventure Mode" will initially be included in Vintage Story at no extra cost. If it proves successful in the future, it may be spun off into a standalone title. The primary goal is to capture the spirit and features that Hytale promised, leveraging the passion and expertise of former Hypixel Studios/Hytale developers.
The new mode will depart sharply from Vintage Story’s gritty, realism-based world. Instead, it will embrace a fantasy and adventure/RPG theme, potentially including fantasy races like Elves and Dwarves. The Adventure Mode is intended to be more focused on RPG elements and adventure, contrasting with Vintage Story’s emphasis on hardcore survival and realism.
However, while the new mode will reuse some of Vintage Story’s underlying systems, it will maintain a distinct identity in gameplay, visuals, and narrative—ensuring the core Vintage Story experience remains unchanged for existing players.
Andy Chalk, the developer behind Vintage Story, has a longstanding love for RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He developed a love for text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80 and graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims. Chalk has been writing videogame news since 2007, starting with The Escapist and eventually joining PC Gamer.
Vintage Story, which is not available on Steam, has remained under the radar. However, the recent cancellation of Hytale has brought Vintage Story back into the spotlight, with many gamers eagerly awaiting the new game mode.
The Vintage Studio team believes they can succeed where Hytale failed, citing a sustainable approach to development and a willingness to ship imperfect products and improve them over time. Hytale might be resurrected in some capacity, as Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme has expressed interest in acquiring the rights to the game and resuming development.
In summary, the new Hytale-inspired game mode for Vintage Story represents a new direction for the game, shaped by the legacy of Hytale, yet distinct in its fantasy and adventure-driven approach. The new mode is set to offer a unique gaming experience, blending the best of both worlds and promising an exciting future for Vintage Story.
- Tyron, the team lead of Vintage Story, has invited former Hypixel Studios/Hytale developers to join him in creating a new game mode for Vintage Story, which is set to significantly diverge from the original Vintage Story experience.
- The primary goal of the new "Adventure Mode" in Vintage Story is to capture the spirit and features that Hytale promised, leveraging the passion and expertise of former Hypixel Studios/Hytale developers.
- The new Adventure Mode will depart sharply from Vintage Story’s gritty, realism-based world, embracing a fantasy and adventure/RPG theme, potentially including fantasy races like Elves and Dwarves.
- The Vintage Studio team believes they can succeed where Hytale failed, with many gamers eagerly awaiting the new game mode, and Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme expressing interest in acquiring the rights to Hytale and resuming development.
