Hytale dev pursues legal action over £4.99 Switch eShop copycat

Hypixel Studios is taking legal action over Hytale: Sandbox RPG on the Switch eShop, according to Nintendo Life. The disputed Switch eShop title is listed under publisher RoVi Ninen, launched on April 10, 2026, and was described by Nintendo Life as discounted to £4.99 while using Hytale's name and look.

The real Hytale is the Hypixel Studios sandbox RPG currently in early access on PC. Nintendo Life reports that the Switch eShop game is not that project, and that it copies both the title and key art closely enough to mislead customers. Co-director Simon Collins-Laflamme responded to questions on X by saying the matter is being handled by the studio's legal team.

Why the eShop angle matters

This is not just a naming dispute between two similar projects. The issue is platform visibility: a buyer browsing the Switch eShop could see Hytale: Sandbox RPG and assume it is the console version of Hypixel's game. Nintendo Life also points to RoVi Ninen's earlier Coin Pit, which drew complaints from the CloverPit community as another lookalike case.

Disputed listing: Hytale: Sandbox RPG

Platform: Switch eShop

Publisher listed: RoVi Ninen

Source detail: discounted to £4.99 in Nintendo Life's report

The r/Games discussion was less about the lawsuit itself and more about eShop quality control. Top comments argued that the Switch eShop still has a copycat and low-effort listing problem, even after Nintendo said it was cracking down on that pattern.

The next concrete marker is whether Nintendo removes or renames the listing, and whether Hypixel Studios says anything beyond the legal-team response. Until then, the article's practical warning is simple: the Switch eShop listing is not Hypixel Studios' PC early-access Hytale.