diff --git a/lib/games.js b/lib/games.js
index bf6649d..ebc99b7 100644
--- a/lib/games.js
+++ b/lib/games.js
@@ -1586,6 +1586,14 @@ export const games = {
       protocol: 'valve'
     }
   },
+  hytale: {
+    name: 'Hytale',
+    release_year: 2026,
+    options: {
+      port: 5523,
+      protocol: 'hytale'
+    }
+  },
   i2cs: {
     name: 'IGI 2: Covert Strike',
     release_year: 2003,
diff --git a/protocols/hytale.js b/protocols/hytale.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c669f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocols/hytale.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import Core from './core.js'
+
+export default class hytale extends Core {
+  async run (state) {
+    this.usedTcp = true
+
+    // Hytale servers commonly use self-signed certificates for HTTPS.
+    // We default rejectUnauthorized to false unless explicitly set.
+    if (this.options.rejectUnauthorized === undefined) {
+      this.options.rejectUnauthorized = false
+    }
+
+    let response
+    // Try HTTPS first (most common), fall back to HTTP
+    try {
+      response = await this.queryEndpoint('https')
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.logger.debug('HTTPS query failed, trying HTTP')
+      this.logger.debug(e)
+      response = await this.queryEndpoint('http')
+    }
+
+    if (response.Server) {
+      state.name = response.Server.Name
+      state.version = response.Server.Version
+      state.maxplayers = response.Server.MaxPlayers
+      state.raw.server = response.Server
+    }
+
+    if (response.Universe) {
+      state.numplayers = response.Universe.CurrentPlayers
+      state.map = response.Universe.DefaultWorld
+      state.raw.universe = response.Universe
+    }
+
+    if (response.Players) {
+      state.players = response.Players.map(player => ({
+        name: player.Name,
+        raw: {
+          uuid: player.UUID,
+          world: player.World
+        }
+      }))
+    }
+
+    if (response.Plugins) {
+      state.raw.plugins = response.Plugins
+    }
+  }
+
+  async queryEndpoint (protocol) {
+    const url = `${protocol}://${this.options.host}:${this.options.port}/Nitrado/Query`
+
+    const requestOptions = {
+      url,
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/json'
+      },
+      responseType: 'json'
+    }
+
+    if (protocol === 'https') {
+      requestOptions.https = {
+        minVersion: 'TLSv1.2',
+        rejectUnauthorized: this.options.rejectUnauthorized
+      }
+    }
+
+    return await this.request(requestOptions)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/protocols/index.js b/protocols/index.js
index 66efb97..be4fb31 100644
--- a/protocols/index.js
+++ b/protocols/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import gtasao from './gtasao.js'
 import hawakening from './hawakening.js'
 import hawakeningmaster from './hawakeningmaster.js'
 import hexen2 from './hexen2.js'
+import hytale from './hytale.js'
 import jc2mp from './jc2mp.js'
 import kspdmp from './kspdmp.js'
 import mafia2mp from './mafia2mp.js'
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ import scpsl from './scpsl.js'
 
 export {
   armagetron, ase, asa, assettocorsa, battlefield, brokeprotocol, brokeprotocolmaster, buildandshoot, cs2d, discord, doom3, eco, epic, factorio, farmingsimulator, ffow,
-  fivem, gamespy1, gamespy2, gamespy3, geneshift, goldsrc, gtasao, hawakening, hawakeningmaster, hexen2, jc2mp, kspdmp, mafia2mp, mafia2online, minecraft,
+  fivem, gamespy1, gamespy2, gamespy3, geneshift, goldsrc, gtasao, hawakening, hawakeningmaster, hexen2, hytale, jc2mp, kspdmp, mafia2mp, mafia2online, minecraft,
   minecraftbedrock, minecraftvanilla, minetest, mumble, mumbleping, nadeo, openttd, palworld, quake1, quake2, quake3, renegadex, renegadexmaster, renown, rfactor, ragemp, samp,
   satisfactory, soldat, savage2, squad, starmade, starsiege, teamspeak2, teamspeak3, terraria, toxikk, tribes1, tribes1master, unreal2, ut3, valve,
   vcmp, ventrilo, warsow, eldewrito, beammpmaster, beammp, dayz, theisleevrima, xonotic, altvmp, vintagestorymaster, vintagestory, sdtd, scpsl