The Hayseed Knight

Animated fantasy visual novel mixing queer romance, comedy, and mystery

Maxi Molina (MaxiMJdev) · Released Dec 8, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 191
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 8 months ago; Feb 28, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Hayseed Knight?

This single-player visual novel follows Ader, a one-eyed farmer pursuing knighthood, in a world inspired by medieval al-Andalus. You read dialogue and make decisions that affect his relationships and the story's outcome.

For you if...

+you enjoy stories with a cast of animal characters
+you like exploring fantasy lore through an in-game encyclopedia

Not for you if...

−you want action-heavy play rather than reading dialogue

What players say

95% of 191 reviews are positive

Players praise the voice acting, expressive artwork, and character writing. Some find the choices and branching paths more limited than expected.

Screenshots and trailer

The Hayseed Knight system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run The Hayseed Knight?

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP or higher but why would you do that
Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo, anything that came out in the last 10 years
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
Notes: I'm pretty sure a potato could run this, but make sure it doesn't have roots and stuff yet

Does The Hayseed Knight have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Hayseed Knight run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.

Does The Hayseed Knight use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam