{"id":357983,"date":"2026-01-16T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=407049"},"modified":"2026-01-25T08:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:36:29","slug":"hytale-has-shown-an-advantage-of-not-being-released-on-steam-it-is-much-easier-to-refund-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/hytale-has-shown-an-advantage-of-not-being-released-on-steam-it-is-much-easier-to-refund-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Hytale has shown an advantage of not being released on Steam: it is much easier to refund the game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many players have expressed their preference for Steam as the main platform for gaming, <strong>highlighting the inconvenience of having to resort to other launchers that require downloads, updates, and authentications<\/strong>. This is the case with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-minecraft-style-game-from-riot-games-is-revived-although-it-is-no-longer-a-game-from-riot-games\">the recent release of Hytale, a sandbox adventure game<\/a> that is not available on Steam, forcing players to register and download a new launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you have any issues with the game? They won&#8217;t give you a hard time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the hassle of having to manage a new platform, Hytale offers an appealing compensation: its refund policy. <strong>While Steam allows returns only if games have been played for less than two hours within a two-week period from purchase<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/riot-games-congratulates-hypixel-studios-on-the-successful-launch-of-hytale\">Hypixel Studios&#8217; policy is more generous<\/a>. Players can request a refund after playing up to four hours in Hytale, thus providing extra time to explore its vast worlds and systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hytale - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o77MzDQT1cg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This more flexible approach is especially beneficial in open-world games, where the first few minutes of gameplay often do not represent the full experience. <strong>Steam&#8217;s policy has been criticized for its rigidity, making players feel that they do not have enough time to truly evaluate a game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important, however, that users carefully review the list of payment methods accepted by Hypixel Studios. <strong>Some of these methods do not allow for refunds, which could limit the options for those interested when purchasing Hytale<\/strong>. Although registering for a new service may be frustrating, the benefits of a more generous refund policy may outweigh the initial inconvenience of having to create a new account.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many players have expressed their preference for Steam as the main platform for gaming, highlighting the inconvenience of having to resort to other launchers that require downloads, updates, and authentications. This is the case with the recent release of Hytale, a sandbox adventure game that is not available on Steam, forcing players to register and download a new launcher. Do you have any issues with the game? They don&#8217;t give you any trouble Despite the hassle of having to manage a new platform, Hytale offers an appealing compensation: its refund policy. While Steam allows returns of games only if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":358002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[20856,18553,13341,1487,5172,11211,1116,20631,20857,9698,1056],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-357983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-devoluciones","tag-hypixel-studios","tag-hytale","tag-indie","tag-lanzamiento","tag-launcher","tag-minecraft","tag-minecraft-indie","tag-oligopolio","tag-sandbox","tag-steam","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357983"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358682,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357983\/revisions\/358682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357983"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=357983"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=357983"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=357983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}