Come hear the tale of Ader, or how a poor one-eyed farm boy who's got nothing left to eat but his dreams, accidentally becomes the greatest knight in the kingdom this fully voice-acted and animated picaresque visual novel!

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About This Game

The Hayseed Knight tells the story of The Knight of the Upperfield! The bravest! The most handsome! The...

Uh, how did that happen, again...?

Ader has always been a dreamer: becoming a knight is his life goal! But truth is, he's nothing but a ruined one-eyed farmer, trapped in a city where all he has to his name are his dreams. When it seems like he'll never be able to give a single step ahead, he meets a mysterious lady who changes everything...

...for the worse.

This gorgeous, fully voice-acted and animated picaresque visual novel unravels in unexpected ways with a perfect blend of mystery, comedy and romance.

Steam Deck compatible!!

A grand, mysterious tale

Come closer, and listen to the tale of Ader-sind of the Upperfield, the greatest knight the kingdom has ever known! The bravest! The most handsome! The... yeah, no, let's try this again.

Choose Ader's fate

Take care as you play, because your decisions throughout Ader's tale will ultimately impact the strength of his bonds with the rest of the cast and decide the outcome of his story.

Fully voice acted and bursting with charisma

Every character you meet on your journey through Acazhor is fully voiced and overflowing with personality. Dodge prying questions from an enigmatic sorceress, avoid the ire of your grumpy boss, scrape funds together for your next meal with a tone-deaf bard, engage in philosophical conversation with a giant tree man and more.

Beautiful illustration and animation

Closer to a cartoon than simply a visual novel, every scene in The Hayseed Knight is hand drawn and lovingly animated to truly bring the characters and world to life.

Passion project

Created primarily by one dedicated person over seven years, The Hayseed Knight is a work of love and truly reflects the heart and soul poured into it.

Unique Fantasy World

With deep lore and a history all of its own —inspired by medieval islamic Spain, al-Andalus!— the world of The Hayseed Knight extends much farther than this story and is ready for you to dive into using the in-game encyclopedia.

Queer romance story

In an unconventional tale told in an unconventional way, not even falling in love could be a straightforward affair. You’ll laugh and cry watching this touching romance unfold, layer by layer… always more to it than meets the eye.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    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
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Something that plays audio nicely
    • Additional Notes: I'm pretty sure a potato could run this, but make sure it doesn't have roots and stuff yet
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Version: 10.6+
    • Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo (64 bit only)
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Something that plays audio nicely, too
    • Additional Notes: I know nothing about Mac except that ren'py can run on it
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
    • Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: When I picture linux, I hear a dial-up router in my head, it's not your fault it's mine
    • Additional Notes: Something something install gentoo

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