Upcoming Minecraft challenger Hytale has reaffirmed that it won't initially launch on Steam when it arrives in early access in January. After its original creator revived the canceled project following its cancellation at the hand of Riot Games, it set its sights on a speedy early access release to get it in players' hands early, rather than wallow in development purgatory. Hypixel Studios had previously voiced how it wanted to use its own launcher rather than Steam, and now in a new Q&A post, it's explained its reasoning. Not only does the studio not see Valve's platform as a "necessity," it also shares concerns about "overindexing on negative reviews."Read the full story on PCGamesN: Minecraft rival Hytale skips Steam at launch to dodge negative reviews, and its developer says it "might never need" Valve's store