“	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 Hypixel Network 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 20 games added to the lobby since it was originally released.

Current

There is currently 1 game in the Prototype Lobby:

Game	Date Added to Prototype
SkyBlock	June 11, 2019[2]

Released

There are 13 games in the Prototype Lobby that were released as full minigames, either standalone or to another lobby:

Game	Date Added (PTL)	Date Released	Lobby
Bed Wars	January 19, 2017[3]	June 29, 2017[4]
Murder Mystery	February 20, 2017[5]	September 20, 2017[6]
Duels	January 19, 2017[3]	March 2, 2018[7]
Zombies	July 5, 2017[8]	June 21, 2018[9]	Arcade Games
Hide and Seek	November 2, 2017[10]	June 21, 2018[9]	Arcade Games
The Bridge	March 28, 2018[11]	October 24, 2018[12]	Duels
The Pit	February 26, 2018[13]	April 21, 2020[14]
Capture the Wool	September 21, 2018[15]	August 26, 2020[16]	Arcade Games
Wool Wars	March 15, 2022[17]	May 11, 2022[18]
Pixel Party	October 20, 2021[19]	September 6, 2022[20]	Arcade Games
Dropper	July 25, 2022[21]	September 14, 2023[22]	Arcade Games
Sheep Wars	April 15, 2024[23]	August 14, 2024[24]	Wool Games
Disasters	December 4, 2024[25]	December 17, 2025[26]	Arcade Games

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[3]	February 14, 2017[27]
UHC Deathmatch	January 19, 2017[3]	February 14, 2017[27]
Battle Royale	January 8, 2018[28]	September 5, 2018[29]
King Of The Hill	May 14, 2018[30]	November 19, 2019[31]
TowerWars	January 9, 2019[32]	February 1, 2022[33]
Invaders	December 14, 2021[34]	March 15, 2022[17]

Unreleased

Announced games not released to the Prototype Lobby:

• Siege (Shelved due to issues in development)

History

Pre-Release
January 5, 2017	Simon announces the Prototype Lobby.

Hypixel Network
January 19, 2017	Released the Prototype Lobby.
	Added Bed Wars.
	Added Duels.
	Added Survival Dash.
	Added UHC Deathmatch.
February 14, 2017	Removed Survival Dash.
	Removed UHC Deathmatch.
February 20, 2017	Added Murder Mystery.
June 29, 2017	Released Bed Wars, removing it from the PTL.
July 5, 2017	Added Zombies.
September 20, 2017	Released Murder Mystery, removing it from the PTL.
November 2, 2017	Added Hide and Seek.
January 8, 2018	Added Battle Royale.
February 26, 2018	Added The Pit.
March 2, 2018	Released Duels, removing it from the PTL.
March 28, 2018	Added The Bridge.
May 14, 2018	Added King of the Hill.
June 21, 2018	Released Zombies to the Arcade Games, removing it from the PTL.
	Released Hide and Seek to the Arcade Games lobby, removing it from the PTL.
September 5, 2018	Removed Battle Royale.
September 21, 2018	Added Capture the Wool.
October 24, 2018	Released The Bridge to Duels, removing it from the PTL.
January 9, 2019	Added TowerWars.
June 11, 2019	Added SkyBlock.
November 19, 2019	Removed King of the Hill.
April 21, 2020	Released The Pit, removing it from the PTL.
August 26, 2020	Released Capture the Wool to the Arcade Games, removing it from the PTL.
October 20, 2021	Added Pixel Party.
December 14, 2021	Added Invaders.
February 1, 2022	Removed TowerWars.
March 15, 2022	Added Wool Wars.
	Removed Invaders.
May 11, 2022	Released Wool Wars, removing it from the PTL.
July 25, 2022	Added Dropper.
September 6, 2022	Released Pixel Party to the Arcade Games, removing it from the PTL.
September 14, 2023	Released Dropper to the Arcade Games, removing it from the PTL.
April 15, 2024	Added Sheep Wars.
August 14, 2024	Released Sheep Wars to the Wool Games, removing it from the PTL.
December 4, 2024	Added Disasters.
December 16, 2025	Released Disasters to the Arcade Games, removing it from the PTL.

Sources

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Available Bed Wars Dreams Blitz Survival Games Build Battle Guess The Build Speed Builders Cops and Crims Gun Game Housing Hypixel SMP Mega Walls Murder Mystery Assassins Infection SkyWars Laboratory Smash Heroes Speed UHC The Pit UHC Champions Warlords Arcade Games Blocking Dead Bounty Hunters Creeper Attack Disasters Dragon Wars Dropper Ender Spleef Farm Hunt Football Galaxy Wars Hide and Seek Hole in the Wall Hypixel Says Mini Walls Party Games Pixel Painters Pixel Party Throw Out Zombies Alien Arcadium Bad Blood Dead End Prison Seasonal Easter Simulator Grinch Simulator v2 Halloween Simulator Santa Says Scuba Simulator Classic Games Arena Brawl Paintball Warfare Quakecraft The Walls Turbo Kart Racers VampireZ Duels Bed Wars Duels Blitz Duels Bow Duels Boxing Duels Classic Duels Combo Duels Duel Arena Mega Walls Duels NoDebuff Duels OP Duels Parkour Duels Quakecraft Duels SkyWars Duels Spleef Duels Sumo Duels The Bridge UHC Duels TNT Games Bow Spleef PVP Run TNT Run TNT Tag TNT Wizards Wool Games Capture the Wool Sheep Wars Wool Wars
Prototype Future Release SkyBlock
Upcoming Ravengard
Unimplemented Game Jam 2021 Gliders Hypixel Lab Game Jam 2023 Core Control Dangerous Industry Defenders Distinct Hero Payload Game Hypixel Chess Hypixel Lab v2 Killjoy! Minecraft Survivor Sabotage Untitled Chunk Game Prototype Siege
Removed Formerly Released Crazy Walls SkyClash Arcade Games Hypixel Sports Party Games 1 Party Games 2 Party Games 3 Seasonal Santa Simulator Prototype Battle Royale Invaders King of the Hill Survival Dash TowerWars UHC Deathmatch