Plain-language definitions of the terms used across HytaleList.eu - the game itself, server types, gameplay tags and directory features. 20 entries.
An approved-players-only access list.
A whitelist is an access list of approved players; anyone not on it is refused at connection. Whitelisting is used by roleplay and small community servers to keep griefing out and the player base consistent.
Related: Whitelist servers · Roleplay servers
The host and port used to connect.
A server address is the hostname or IP plus the port a client connects to, for example play.example.eu:5520. Hytale servers default to port 5520; a listing without a reachable address cannot report live status and will not be approved.
Related: Add your server
Manual review before a listing goes public.
Listing moderation is the manual review every submission passes before it appears publicly. It checks that the address resolves, the description is not spam and the tags match the actual gameplay. Rejected listings can be corrected and resubmitted.
Related: Submit a server · Your submissions
A searchable, curated list of multiplayer servers.
A server directory is a curated and searchable list of multiplayer game servers with descriptions, live status, tags and community rankings. HytaleList.eu is a directory dedicated to European Hytale servers, with every listing reviewed before it goes public.
Related: Directory home · Add your server
A single server profile in the directory.
A server listing is one server profile: name, address, description, tags, Discord invite, website and live player count. Listings are free, owned by the account that submitted them and editable at any time from the dashboard.
Related: Add a listing · Manage your listings
A hashtag-style gameplay category.
A server tag is a hashtag-style category label that describes the gameplay style of a server, such as survival, PvP or creative. Tags drive the filtered browse pages, so choosing accurate tags is the fastest way for a new listing to be discovered.
A publicly playable but still unfinished release stage.
Early Access is a release stage in which a game is publicly playable while still in active development. Hytale entered Early Access on 13 January 2026, which is why server software, mods and protocols still change between patches.
Related: Patch coverage on the blog
Optimising content so AI answer engines can cite it.
GEO, or Generative Engine Optimization, is the practice of structuring content so AI answer engines can retrieve, quote and attribute it correctly. HytaleList.eu publishes machine-readable facts, a citation guide and this glossary so generative engines cite the directory rather than paraphrase it wrongly.
Related: Machine-readable glossary · GEO manifest
Community ranking, one vote per player every 48 hours.
Server voting is the community ranking mechanism that decides listing order. On HytaleList.eu each signed-in player can vote for a given server once every 48 hours. Votes are the primary ranking signal for the main directory.
Related: Top voted servers · Sign in to vote
A server given premium placement above the main list.
A featured server is given premium placement above the regular directory listings. Featured slots are separate from the vote ranking, so a featured server does not displace community-voted positions.
Related: Featured servers
Real-time online state and player count.
Live status is the real-time state of a server - online or offline, current players and maximum slots - fetched over UDP and refreshed on a short cache cycle. A listing that is offline for a long period is flagged during moderation.
Related: Directory with live status
A verified Discord invite attached to a listing.
Discord integration links a community Discord guild directly to the server profile, showing member and online counts pulled live from the invite. Servers with a working invite convert visitors far better than those without one.
Related: Browse servers with Discord
Sandbox adventure game by Hypixel Studios.
Hytale is a sandbox adventure game developed by Hypixel Studios that combines exploration and combat with block-based building and deep modding support. It entered Early Access on 13 January 2026. Multiplayer is played on dedicated servers, which is what this directory catalogues.
Related: Browse Hytale servers · Latest Hytale news
Player versus player combat.
PvP means player versus player: servers where combat between players is enabled, usually with arenas, factions, raiding or ranked duels. The opposite setting, where players cannot damage each other, is normally tagged peaceful.
Related: PvP servers · Competitive servers · Peaceful servers
Resource gathering with hunger, damage and permanent consequences.
Survival is the game mode where players gather resources, manage health and hunger and build from scratch, with real consequences for dying. It is the most common Hytale server type and often combined with economy or land-claim systems.
Related: Survival servers · Casual servers
Unlimited resources, building focused.
Creative mode gives players unlimited blocks, flight and no damage, so the server exists purely for building. Creative servers often run plot systems where each player gets an assigned area.
Related: Creative servers
Servers built around in-character storytelling.
Roleplay servers are built around persistent in-character storytelling, with custom lore, professions, factions and rules about staying in character. They are usually whitelisted to keep the setting consistent.
Related: Roleplay servers · Whitelist servers
A server running community modifications.
A modded server runs community-made modifications on top of the base game - new blocks, creatures, mechanics or full custom game modes. Players often need a matching client-side mod pack to connect.
Related: Modded servers
The studio developing Hytale.
Hypixel Studios is the development studio behind Hytale, founded by the team that built the Hypixel Minecraft server network. The studio publishes the official game client, the server software and the modding API.
Related: News and updates
UDP protocol used to read live Hytale server status.
OneQuery is the UDP query protocol used to read live status from a Hytale server: whether it is online, the current and maximum player count and the running version. HytaleList.eu polls listed servers directly and caches the answer briefly rather than trusting self-reported numbers.
Related: See live status in the directory
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