Players around the world trust Steam to handle their currency and be the platform where their digital games are owned. As such, many are wondering whether Hytale will one day call Steam home or take the route of Minecraft, with sales exclusive to the Hytale website and store. So, today, we answer the question: Will Hytale be on Steam?

What is Steam?

Steam is a digital storefront for PC owned by Valve where games can be purchased, catalogued, and downloaded for play. It serves over 100 million active users every month, and a significant number of companies and developers release their games there at some point, if not right away. In addition to being a storefront, Steam includes many social features that allow players to easily connect, communicate, and play together. Steam is generally quite liked by its users, so many hope to see their favorite titles, such as Hytale, released there.

Will Hytale Be On Steam?

Hytale Early Access can only be purchased on the Hytale website, but according to a recent Q&A, it may be coming to Steam at an unspecified later date. There are a few reasons for this, with the most prominent being that Steam does not currently support some of Hytale’s modding features, alongside the fact that they may not need the marketing advantages the platform offers. The Hytale developers also stated that they wanted to keep their launch closer to the community.

Speculation & Rumors

Due to unfortunate wording in the Q&A that has since been corrected, some may have seen rumors that the lack of a Steam release was to avoid initial bad reviews for Hytale’s early access state. According to Simon and the Hytale developers, this is not true. They were quick to fix the wording and clarify otherwise with the reasons mentioned above.