AlaHytaleAlaHytale

Total Releases

9

Pre-Releases

30+

EA Date

Jan 13, 2026

Latest Stable

May 26, 2026

Platform

PC (Win/Mac/Linux)

Latest UpdateUpdate 5
Official Patch Notes

No-Code

Trigger Volumes

Build encounters, puzzles, traps and safe zones visually — no scripting required. The foundation for scripted content

Full Support

Controllers

First iteration of gamepad play with rebinding and gyro aiming. Xbox, PlayStation and Switch Pro controllers

In-Game Browser

Server Discovery

Browse and join community servers directly from the in-game server browser — no need to leave the client

Friends + Discord

Social Sidebar

Friends list, party invites and Discord integration accessible without leaving the game

1+ Hour

New Music

Over an hour of new music across zones, plus pitch-shift and decomposed audio categories for richer mixing

9 New

Emotes

Nine new emotes and reworked emote-wheel graphics for clearer organization

Major Update
Stable Release (Release Build)
Pre-Release
Hotfix

Major Updates (Updates 1–4 + EA Release)

Early Access Launch

2026.01.13-dcad8778f / Release Build 1

Early Access Release

January 13, 2026

  • First public Early Access release on PC (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Modes: Exploration Mode (survival) and Creative Mode
  • Basic mod support via Blockbench Model Maker
  • Return to legacy C++ engine (legacy build based on 4-year-old version)
  • Over 30 developers reunited after reacquisition
  • Project fully independent from Riot Games
ExplorationCreativeModsPC
Hotfixes

Release Build 2 → Build 3 · 2026.01.13–15

Hotfixes: January 2026

January 13–15, 2026

  • Crashes when selecting hairstyle + eyebrows in customization
  • Crash when taking screenshots with non-English folder names
  • Crash when using buckets (worktable fix)
  • Fixed launch error for Norwegian users
  • Client switches to offline mode on failed authorization
  • Fixed invalid token errors when system clock is out of sync
  • Improved patch caching globally
  • Improved email service for high-volume emails
StabilityAuthCrash Fixes
Update 1

2026.01.17-4b0f30090 / Release Build 4

Patch Notes — Update 1

January 17, 2026

  • Added dinosaurs and NPCs in underground jungles (placeholder AI)
  • Improved first backpack upgrade — now Tier 2 (was Tier 3)
  • Reworked crafting table chest attraction range: 14 blocks (was 7) horizontal, 6 (was 4) vertical
  • Torches and light sources can be placed on ground from utility slot
  • Pickaxe/axe — now primary action only
  • All raw fruits/vegetables give only Health Regen I; cooked — additional bonuses
  • Corn adjusted: 1 Essence of Life (was 4 — bug)
  • Fixed leather processing — Light/Medium/Heavy Hide: −10 sec craft time
WorldNPCsBalanceQoL
Update 2

2026.01.24-6e2d4fc36 / Release Build 5

Patch Notes — Update 2

January 24, 2026

  • New avatar options: Bandit Mask, Blindfold (variants), Bandage Blindfold, Vampire/Cute/Orc Mouth
  • White color added to Fantasy Cotton
  • Updated 6 hairstyles visually (Single Side Pigtail, Hair Stick Bun, etc.)
  • Armor visibility toggles in character panel (server-controlled)
  • Improved cape animations while running
  • New item: necromancy — raise skeletal minions from bone piles (drop from Praetorian Skeleton)
  • Reworked mining progression: speed depends on pickaxe quality
  • Reorganized pickaxe tiers: Copper→T2, Iron→T4, Thorium added at T6
  • Polar bear balance (buffed), Magma Toad adjusted
  • Petals now craftable; more fabric variants
CosmeticsNecromancyMiningBalance
Hotfixes

Release Build 6–7 · 2026.01.27–28

Hotfixes: January 27–28

January 27–28, 2026

  • Fixed shadow rendering issues
  • Reduced stuttering and input lag on NVIDIA
  • Crashes with weather, equipping armor, disconnects
  • Compass now points in the correct direction
  • Improved block placement in Creative
  • Fixed teleportation logic (infinite loop)
  • Fixed crossbow misfires
  • Chunk saving when updating farming blocks
  • Fixed tomato and other crop growth issues
  • Fixed race condition when teleporting between instances
PerformanceStabilityFarmingCombat
Update 3

2026.02.17-255364b8e / Release Build 9

Patch Notes — Update 3

February 17, 2026

  • Animal taming — early version of taming system
  • Announced 'Cursebreaker Arc' — narrative progression through chapters until full release
  • Several new developers hired directly from modding community
  • Fixed filler blocks (e.g. large doors)
  • Renamed: light radius → bright radius (default = 1)
  • Release cadence: weekly pre-releases + stable update every 2–6 weeks
TamingNarrativeCreator Tools
Update 4 Pre-Release

2026.02.19-ad6f58ec8 / Pre-release Build 23

Update 4 (Part 1) — Pre-Release

February 19, 2026

  • Multiple Instances: simultaneous launch of multiple game copies
  • Reworked Mod UI — now in separate World Settings section
  • Display of mod icons, versions, and incompatibility warnings
  • Backup Management — restore corrupted worlds
  • Update 4 stable release — in development (planned)
ModdingEngineQoL
Update 4

2026.03.26 / Release Build 12 (Update 4)

Patch Notes — Update 4

March 26, 2026

  • 500+ new blocks: Limestone, Slate, Chalk, Cooled Magma sets + stairs/half slabs for Rock, Cloth, Clay, Dirt
  • Proximity Voice Chat — spatial audio with distance attenuation, cave reverb, push-to-talk
  • Emote Wheel (hold X) — Chicken, Kill, Laugh, Punch, Tongue + moddable custom emotes
  • Revolve creative tool — paste rotations around a center point
  • 7 new hairstyles: Afro, Big Afro, Frizzy Buns, Long Dreadlocks, Puffy Twin Dreads, Dreads Fade, Star Puffs
  • Potion overhaul: 33% instant + 27% delayed (was 60% instant), alchemy decoupled from Farming Bench
  • Temple Golems drop element gems (Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz) for crafting
  • New Creative inventory categories: Wood, Metal, Cloth, Technical (replaced Structural)
  • Neon Signs, Windows, Posters, Arcade Machine for Cybercity set
  • Major audio improvements: dual source blending, Genesis returned to Zone 4, ambient sound clustering
BlocksVoice ChatEmotesCreativeBalanceAudio
Event

Announced March 5, 2026

$100,000 Modding Contest

March 5, 2026

  • First official Hytale modding contest
  • Total prize pool: $100,000
  • Partner: CurseForge (submissions, moderation, logistics)
  • Created to encourage the modding community
CommunityModdingCurseForge
Update 5

2026.05.26 / Release Build 13 (Update 5)

Patch Notes — Update 5

May 26, 2026

  • Trigger Volume Tool — design encounters, puzzles, traps and safe zones visually without writing code
  • Controller Support — first iteration with full gamepad play, rebinding, and gyro aiming (Xbox/PS/Switch Pro)
  • Server Discovery — browse and join community servers directly from the in-game server browser
  • Social Sidebar — friends list, party invites and Discord integration from inside the game
  • 1+ hour of new music across zones, plus pitch-shift and audio category decomposition for better mixing
  • 9 new emotes and reworked emote wheel graphics
  • Prefab 3D previews and additional creator tools
  • Simplified Chinese localization added
Trigger VolumeControllersServersSocialAudioQoL
Update 6 Pre-Release

2026.05.28 / Pre-release (Update 6, Part 1)

Update 6 — Pre-Release (in development)

From May 28, 2026

  • In active pre-release — stable Update 6 release not yet dated
  • Block Palette Presets — save and reuse block palettes in Creative Mode
  • Color Tool and Point Tool for faster Creative building
  • Server Discovery improvements and new community-server features
  • New Mage Towers and world-generation improvements
  • Gyroscope support refined for controllers
  • EncounterManager enhancements built on the Trigger Volume system
CreativeServersWorldGenPre-Release

Full Version Table

#VersionDateTypeBuild #Milestone
352026.05.28May 28, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 27 (Update 6, Part 1)Update 6 Pre-Release
342026.05.26May 26, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 13 (Update 5)Update 5 · Latest Stable
332026.03.26Mar 26, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 12 (Update 4)Update 4
322026.03.05-9fdc5985dMar 5, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 26Modding Contest Launch
312026.02.26-7681d338cFeb 26, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 25
302026.02.26-799128e82Feb 26, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 24
292026.02.19-1a311a592Feb 19, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 11
282026.02.19-ad6f58ec8Feb 19, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 23Update 4 Part 1 Pre
272026.02.18-f3b8fff95Feb 18, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 10
262026.02.17-255364b8eFeb 17, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 9 (Update 3)Update 3
252026.02.11-255364b8eFeb 11, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 22
242026.02.11-0235495eeFeb 11, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 21
232026.02.06-0baf7c5aaFeb 6, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 20
222026.02.06-aa1b071c2Feb 6, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 8
212026.02.05-9ce2783f7Feb 5, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 19
202026.02.05-bd949ff90Feb 5, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 18
192026.01.29-301e13929Jan 29, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 17
182026.01.28-87d03be09Jan 28, 2026BothRelease Build 7 / Pre Build 16Hotfix
172026.01.27-734d39026Jan 27, 2026BothRelease Build 6 / Pre Build 15Hotfix
162026.01.26-57a62ca8dJan 26, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 14
152026.01.26-9bf507572Jan 26, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 13
142026.01.24-6e2d4fc36Jan 24, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 5 (Update 2)Update 2
132026.01.23-6e2d4fc36Jan 23, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 12
122026.01.23-d5ecebca9Jan 23, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 11
112026.01.22-6f8bdbdc4Jan 22, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 10
102026.01.22-a60fdd027Jan 22, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 9
92026.01.17-a4cc0e7ddJan 17, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 8
82026.01.17-4b0f30090Jan 17, 2026BothRelease Build 4 (Update 1) / Pre Build 7Update 1
72026.01.16-5d02071f7Jan 16, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 6
62026.01.16-c508b9acdJan 16, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 5
52026.01.15-c04fdfe10Jan 15, 2026BothRelease Build 3 / Pre Build 4Hotfix
42026.01.14-3e7a0ba6cJan 14, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 3
32026.01.13-50e69c385Jan 13, 2026BothRelease Build 2 / Pre Build 2Hotfix
22026.01.13-776e44148Jan 13, 2026Pre-ReleasePre-release Build 1
12026.01.13-dcad8778fJan 13, 2026ReleaseRelease Build 1EA Launch

Step-by-step guide

How to Use the Hytale Version History

1

Check the latest Hytale update

Start at the "Latest Update" widget near the top of the page. It shows the most recent Hytale build AlaHytale has tracked, along with its patch notes and source.

2

Browse the major updates

Scroll to the major updates section to see the headline releases. Each card summarises what the update added — new features, content and fixes.

3

Filter and sort the full table

Use the filter buttons (Release, Pre-Release, Hotfix, Event) to narrow the full version table, and toggle the sort order to view entries newest-first or oldest-first.

4

Read the version legend

Use the colour legend to tell major updates, stable releases, pre-releases and hotfixes apart, so each entry in the timeline is easy to interpret.

Good to know

Hytale launched in Early Access on January 13, 2026. This page documents Hytale's version history and update timeline as published by the developers — AlaHytale keeps it in sync as new builds and updates appear.

Hytale Versions & Updates — Frequently Asked Questions