Games Like The Hayseed Knight

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Romance 13.3%, Choices Matter 10%

Why You'll Like It: Features a rich, branching fantasy story with strong LGBTQ+ themes and deep character development similar to The Hayseed Knight.

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Medieval 13.1%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, choice-driven medieval narrative where every decision significantly impacts your character's life and the world around them.

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that excels at exploring multiple endings and the consequences of player choices.

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, character-focused fantasy game that captures the same warm, conversational tone found in The Hayseed Knight.

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, RPG 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An illustrated text-based RPG that captures the feeling of exploring a medieval world through meaningful choices and character interactions.

A stick and a dream: that's all you need in an RPG. Make choices that shape your destiny, build relationships, face epic monsters, and choose between being a feared villain or a legend.

Why similar: Medieval 28.7%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Funny 13.1%, RPG 12%, Comedy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous, text-based medieval RPG that focuses on the absurdity of the hero's journey through player-driven choices.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Medieval 23.3%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy historical game that prioritizes player choice and consequence within a beautifully realized medieval setting.

A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel with strong LGBTQ+ themes and a focus on character relationships and adventure.

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex, choice-heavy narrative with deep relationship building and multiple endings that change based on your actions.

A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, choice-driven visual novel with multiple endings and a focus on character-led storytelling.

The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Pick a side, and meet your match.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Romance 17.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Fantasy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that offers deep romance options and branching paths in a fantasy setting.

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Medieval 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, choice-driven visual novel that forces you to manage stats and relationships to survive a dangerous fantasy kingdom.

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, RPG 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that features a unique adventure and multiple paths based on player decisions.

You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Comedy 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Funny 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, choice-heavy visual novel that excels at character-driven comedy and dating-sim mechanics.

Mice Tea is a visual novel full of transformation, sex, and steamy, hot beverages. Take the role of twentysomething bookstore clerk Margaret de Campos as she finds a box of magical tea with transformative powers that turns the lives of her and her friends into an unforgettable, erotic adventure.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Romance 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, LGBTQ+ friendly visual novel that focuses on gentle, character-driven romance and storytelling.

A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, story-rich visual novel that focuses on player choice and multiple endings within a dark fantasy fairy tale.

Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Medieval 14%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy interactive fiction game that emphasizes player agency and RPG-lite mechanics in a rich world.

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.5%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Indie 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A time-looping narrative adventure that allows players to change the outcome of a classic tragedy through careful choices.

You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Romance 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive interactive fiction game that blends base-building and strategy with deep, choice-based narrative paths.

A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Romance 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that balances humor with meaningful choices and character interactions.

Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 12%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, interactive fiction game that focuses on the daily life and relationships of an innkeeper in a fantasy world.

~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Comedy 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, RPG-lite visual novel that offers a simple, character-driven story in a fantasy setting.

Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!

Why similar: Medieval 18%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Fantasy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that combines life-sim elements with a cute, character-driven narrative.

Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Medieval 28.1%, Fantasy 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused interactive fiction game that captures the atmosphere of a small, lived-in fantasy world.

Want a good laugh? Well, in 184 BC Plautus wrote a play you will not easily forget! "Casina: the Forgotten Comedy" is a modern adaptation of his ancient work of literature, brought to you as a fully voiced and animated Visual Novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 11%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Funny 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused visual novel that leans into its interactive fiction roots for a lighthearted experience.

Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that emphasizes dating-sim mechanics and complex, branching romance paths.

Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Romance 13.2%, Comedy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused visual novel that features a female protagonist and multiple paths based on player choices.

Take on the role of a young adventurer who recently inherited a sword. Your journey starts after you apply to the Knights Guild at the capital. Meet loveable characters as you explore this world that awaits you. Face the darkness that surfaces and uncover the evil plot as your story progresses.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Medieval 13.4%, Romance 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

A beautiful Dark Knightess from another world enlisted me in her quest to slay a rogue wizard, and now we're dating! But what if she finds out I have no idea who the Gray Wizard is?!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Romance 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Comedy 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Comedy 19%, Fantasy 13.3%, Story Rich 5.4%

Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, RPG 19.4%, Funny 12.7%, Fantasy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features a strong narrative and character-driven choices within a fantasy world.

The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!

Why similar: Medieval 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Funny 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%

Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Comedy 11.1%, Romance 9.9%

You're an NPC who gives quests to heroes. Play through 7 scenarios in this humorous narrative adventure with management sim gameplay and a real sassy manager. Now get to work!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Funny 10.8%, Medieval 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Funny 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Comedy 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%

Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Romance 11%, Comedy 8.2%

BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Comedy 10.5%, Fantasy 7.1%

Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Romance 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

You are forced to become the savior of the world, and go to another world to kill the devil! But at the beginning of your reincarnation in this other world, you turned out to be just a piece of grass...

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Medieval 19.1%, RPG 11.8%, Cartoon 11.7%, Comedy 10.6%

In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Medieval 19.1%, Romance 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%

In a world filled with magic and riddled with war, you find yourself playing an important role. A life of spellcraft, politics and intrigue awaits you. Will you use your powers to unify the land and its people? Or shall you use them for your own personal gain and amusement, no matter the cost?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Medieval 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Romance 9.1%

Equal parts farming simulator & turn-based RPG, Cloud Meadow lets you romance monsterfolk, cook tasty dishes, and explore uncharted lands!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 65.5%, RPG 10.3%, Romance 7.2%, Female Protagonist 5.7%, Fantasy 4.7%

HaremKingdom is a pure-love comedy in another world! Amidst magical hijinks and five adoring brides, what kind of harem will you choose to build?

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Romance 18.2%, Comedy 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Fantasy 9.6%

Develop a romantic relationship with a sexy succubus, a princess, a female knight, and a noble woman in a fantasy world of swords and magic! There are 5 endings to complete including a final true route.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Romance 11.4%, Medieval 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

Our hero's quest to grow his harem appears to be thwarted after his ship is sunk and he washes up on a mysterious island with nothing but his "sword" to keep him safe. Luckily for him he soon encounters mature & beautiful knights who make perfect candidates to spend some hot and steamy nights with!

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Medieval 17.1%, Romance 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Fantasy 8.7%

Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Medieval 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Funny 10.6%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 11.4%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.1%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Fantasy 12.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, 2D 2.3%

"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.

Why similar: Funny 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Romance 8.9%, RPG 8.4%

A romantic action-adventure visual novel based on Robin Hood lore. Play as Lady Marion and choose what kind of leader and lover you want to become. Join Robin's rowdy rebels in Sherwood or tackle the political pitfalls of the Sheriff's Nottingham. Fight for freedom and fall in love!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Medieval 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Outsmart nobles, steal their gold, and seduce your way to freedom! Crown of Lust 👑 is a spicy 18+ visual novel where brains beat swords and every choice leads to new pleasures — or fresh trouble. Your dirty rise to glory starts now!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Medieval 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 9.5%

Sweet southern boy Cody always dreamed of living off the land. Now he's taken over his granddaddy's farm and can begin a wonderful new life in the village of Morningdew--a notorious Gayborhood! Loaded with interactive farming and sizzling gay romance!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Step into a FUTA world where power is forged through passion. Guide Elifael El'Naar through the dangers of the Baptism, that she may prove herself to Goddess and Matron. Will she win over the affection and respect of her kin, or fall into disgrace and ruin? Your choices shape her fate.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Medieval 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 10.2%

A terrible darkness threatens a world of overwhelmingly adorable mares. Can a new cute mare with amnesia save the world or will she lose more than her memories along the way?

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, RPG 10.7%, Funny 10.4%

Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Fantasy 12.1%, Colorful 10.1%

In LongStory you can be and date who you choose. Play as the gender of your choice and date the cutie you like best! LongStory is is based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 14.2%, RPG 9.5%, Funny 6.8%

Garland used to be a formidable adventurer... But then he was betrayed and left for dead. Now he has a reputation as the Dragon Survivor and no one left in the world he can rely on. When he brings two beautiful servants into his life to tend his wounds, will he learn to open his heart again?

Why similar: Medieval 25.6%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Romance 19.7%, Fantasy 10.5%, Colorful 8.2%