HYTOPIA Enters Closed Beta, Now Available to NFT Holders

HYTOPIA, the brainchild of the creators of NFT Worlds, has launched its Closed Beta phase, granting holders of HYTOPIA Worlds, Gray Boys and Avatars NFTs access to play the game.

Currently using Minecraft servers, the primary goal of this Closed Beta is to ensure hardware compatibility, test existing features and receive feedback to enhance the player experience, as the game continues its development.

Holders of the NFT collections mentioned above can now download the game client and jump in game for the first time.

What is HYTOPIA?

HYTOPIA began as a collection of 10,000 customizable virtual worlds and has since evolved to include its proprietary blockchain, HYCHAIN, and a native token, $TOPIA.

Initially launched as NFT Worlds, and built on Mojang’s popular sandbox title Minecraft, after Mojang disallowed blockchain features in their games, HYTOPIA decided to rebrand and work to get around Minecraft’s ruling after securing $3M in funding from Delphi Digital and Delphi Ventures.

The HYTOPIA ecosystem is designed to provide a raft of social gaming features for players, with a developer toolkit allowing players to build their own experiences. The HYTOPIA team has also integrated web3 elements and tools for world builders allowing the optional use of the $TOPIA token and play-and-earn features.

I am an NFT holder, how do I participate?

To join the Closed Beta, NFT holders must connect to the HYTOPIA Testers Discord server, verify their NFT ownership via collab.land, and gain access.

A Minecraft account is also required as the Closed Beta test uses Minecraft servers. The HYTOPIA team plans to to introduce HYTOPIA’s own servers in the future to remove the need for Minecraft accounts whilst maintaining compatibility with legacy servers.

The Closed bBeta features two servers:

Avatars Battle Arena: This server offers a 20 vs. 20 battle royale experience in a shrinking arena
Gray Boys Factions: A faction-based PvP server where players form teams of up to 20 members to raid and battle for control

HYTOPIA plans to release weekly updates throughout the Closed Beta, with sound effects, player animations, and NPC behaviours and more all expected to receive updates in the coming weeks.

For more information and updates on the closed beta, follow HYTOPIA on X.