Hytale early access review: strong sandbox, but survival mode doesn’t live up to Minecraft

As a Minecraft survival mode veteran, my expectations of Hypixel Studios’ Hytale could not be more clearly defined: I wanted this sandbox game to trample over Mojang’s withered body and bring me a new-and-improved survival challenge to keep me crafting for days, possibly weeks, to come. Instead, Hypixel Studios unleashed my inner architect — but I’m not mad.