Prototype Lobby Info Board
| “ | Instead of risking lots of time and making a full minigame and all the strain that goes with it, we can use the Prototype Lobby to rapidly test new ideas, freeing up more development time to work on updates and quality of life improvements to other classic games across the server. | „ |
| —Simon (Hypixel) |
The Prototype Lobby (a.k.a. Prototype or PTL) is an area on the server where games in Beta or Alpha stages are tested. When playing Prototype Games you can earn Hype, you can use this Hype to add to games that you enjoy. Games with the most Hype will be added as a proper game in the future, games that don't have much Hype will be removed eventually. Sometimes the Admins might keep a game even if the Hype count is low.
It was announced on January the 5th 2017 by Hypixel[1].
Games[]
There have been a total of 19 games added to the lobby since it was originally released.
Current[]
There are currently 2 games in the Prototype Lobby:
| Game | Date Added to Prototype |
|---|---|
| SkyBlock | June 11, 2019[2] |
| Sheep Wars | April 15, 2024[3] |
Released[]
There are 11 games in the Prototype Lobby that were released as full minigames, either standalone or to another lobby:
| Game | Date Added (PTL) | Date Released | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bed Wars | January 19, 2017[4] | June 29, 2017[5] | |
| Murder Mystery | February 20, 2017[6] | September 20, 2017[7] | |
| Duels | January 19, 2017[4] | March 2, 2018[8] | |
| Zombies | July 5, 2017[9] | June 21, 2018[10] | Arcade Lobby |
| Hide and Seek | November 2, 2017[11] | June 21, 2018[10] | Arcade Lobby |
| The Bridge | March 28, 2018[12] | October 24, 2018[13] | Duels Lobby |
| The Pit | February 26, 2018[14] | April 21, 2020[15] | |
| Capture the Wool | September 21, 2018[16] | August 26, 2020[17] | Arcade Lobby |
| Wool Wars | March 15, 2022[18] | May 11, 2022[19] | |
| Pixel Party | October 20, 2021[20] | September 6, 2022[21] | Arcade Lobby |
| Dropper | July 25, 2022[22] | September 14, 2023[23] | Arcade Lobby |
Removed[]
There are 6 games in the Prototype Lobby that were removed after testing:
| Game | Date Added (PTL) | Date Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Survival Dash | January 19, 2017[4] | February 14, 2017[24] |
| UHC Deathmatch | January 19, 2017[4] | February 14, 2017[24] |
| Battle Royale | January 8, 2018[25] | September 5, 2018[26] |
| King Of The Hill | May 14, 2018[27] | November 19, 2019[28] |
| TowerWars | January 9, 2019[29] | February 1, 2022[30] |
| Invaders | December 14, 2021[31] | March 15, 2022[32] |
Unreleased[]
Announced games not released to the Prototype Lobby:
- Siege (Shelved due to issues in development)
Sources[]
- ↑ Announcing the Prototype Lobby - Help us test new games + features by Simon
- ↑ New Prototype Game - Hypixel SkyBlock by Jayavarmen
- ↑ "New Prototype Game: Sheep Wars" by Brandonjja (April 15, 2024)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Prototype Lobby (PTL) is now live! Help us playtest cool new stuff by FarAfield
- ↑ Bed Wars v1.0 is live! Play the full release now by FarAfield
- ↑ New PTL Game - Murder Mystery by FarAfield
- ↑ Murder Mystery v1.0 is now live! by FarAfield
- ↑ Duels 1.0 Update - Duels Lobby, New Modes, New Maps, Tournaments and more! by Nitroholic_
- ↑ Introducing Hypixel Zombies - Play it now in the PTL by aPunch
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Arcade Update - Zombies, Hide and Seek and more! by ConnorLinfoot
- ↑ New Game - Hide and Seek by FarAfield
- ↑ New PTL Game - The Bridge by aPunch
- ↑ Duels Update v1.3 - The Bridge Duels, New Maps, Map Terrain and more! by Nitroholic_
- ↑ New PTL Game - The Hypixel Pit by Minikloon
- ↑ The Pit Update 1.0.0 - Release! by Minikloon
- ↑ Capture The Wool - New Prototype Game Live Now! by Jayavarmen
- ↑ Capture the Wool 1.0 Update - Release to Arcade Games by OrangeMarshall
- ↑ New PTL Game: Wool Wars by Dueces
- ↑ Wool Wars - v1.0 is released! by Hypixel Team
- ↑ New PTL Game: Pixel Party by Externalizable
- ↑ Pixel Party v1.0 - Release to Arcade Games by Hypixel Team
- ↑ New PTL Game - Dropper by Hypixel Team
- ↑ Dropper v1.0 - Arcade Release & Rotations by Hypixel Team
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 The State of PTL - Bed Wars update, Removing UHC + Survival Dash & More by FarAfield
- ↑ Hypixel Battle Royale (v0.1) is live to test for all players by FarAfield
- ↑ Battle Royale Development Update by LyallPD
- ↑ New PTL Game: King of the Hill by Likaos
- ↑ Removing King of the Hill from the Hypixel PTL by Donpireso
- ↑ New PTL Game: TowerWars by Likaos
- ↑ Removing TowerWars from PTL by ChiLynn
- ↑ New Prototype Game: Invaders by RapidTheNerd
- ↑ https://hypixel.net/forums/game-invaders.220/