I just bought Hytale, and it looks like it's gonna be a fascinating game. You said that Vintage Story might lose its interest to some players, but I think it's still something unique with mechanics and a real depth to it. Other survival games focus on other things and themes, which is why all games kinda live along each other and don't just die, as soon as another game within the same genre releases. As LadyWYT already stated, I think VS is in a good state and there's nothing to be worried about. I play many different games and that makes it even better to come back to VS and seeing all the new features implemented since my last play session. With that being said, I think that VS will stay alive, surely not with as many players as Minecraft or Hytale , but it will for sure still be developed by the devs and loved by the community.