United Kingdom, Jan. 12 -- Hytale has secured enough funding to cover its next two years of development before it has even officially launched.

In a post on social media, Simon Collins-Laflamme, founder of Hypixel Studios, confirmed that pre-orders of the action/sandbox title's early access editions have already paid for the studio's short-term future.

He said: "The next two years of dev costs are now covered. Combined with my personal commitment of 10 years, we are looking very strong for the future."

Three paid editions are available ahead of release, ranging from a $23.99 Standard Edition to an $83.99 Founder's Edition, and the studio now employs more than 50 developers.

Collins-Laflamme added Hytale - which launches on January 13,...