diff --git a/gsm-backend/services/rcon.js b/gsm-backend/services/rcon.js
index 1553640..ed8aba6 100644
--- a/gsm-backend/services/rcon.js
+++ b/gsm-backend/services/rcon.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Rcon } from 'rcon-client';
+import { getHytalePlayers } from './ssh.js';
 
 const rconConnections = new Map();
 const playerCache = new Map();
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ export async function getPlayers(server) {
       // Use REST API instead of RCON for Palworld
       const data = await getPalworldPlayers(server);
       result = { online: data.players?.length || 0, max: null };
+    } else if (server.type === 'hytale') {
+      // Use log parsing for Hytale (no RCON support)
+      const data = await getHytalePlayers(server);
+      result = { online: data.online, max: 32 };
     }
 
     playerCache.set(cacheKey, { data: result, time: Date.now() });
@@ -171,6 +176,10 @@ export async function getPlayerList(server) {
       // Use REST API instead of RCON for Palworld
       const data = await getPalworldPlayers(server);
       players = (data.players || []).map(p => p.name);
+    } else if (server.type === 'hytale') {
+      // Use log parsing for Hytale (no RCON support)
+      const data = await getHytalePlayers(server);
+      players = data.players || [];
     }
 
     const result = { players };
diff --git a/gsm-backend/services/ssh.js b/gsm-backend/services/ssh.js
index 2d42582..ff1f778 100644
--- a/gsm-backend/services/ssh.js
+++ b/gsm-backend/services/ssh.js
@@ -643,8 +643,50 @@ export async function writeOpenTTDConfig(server, content) {
   return true;
 }
 
-// Hytale Config Management
+// ============ HYTALE FUNCTIONS ============
 const HYTALE_CONFIG_PATH = "/opt/hytale/Server/config.json";
+const HYTALE_LOGS_PATH = "/opt/hytale/Server/logs";
+
+// Get Hytale players by parsing server logs
+export async function getHytalePlayers(server) {
+  const ssh = await getConnection(server.host, server.sshUser);
+
+  // Find the most recent log file
+  const logFileResult = await ssh.execCommand(`ls -t ${HYTALE_LOGS_PATH}/*.log 2>/dev/null | head -1`);
+  if (!logFileResult.stdout.trim()) {
+    return { online: 0, players: [] };
+  }
+
+  const logFile = logFileResult.stdout.trim();
+
+  // Parse log for player joins and disconnects
+  // Join pattern: [Universe|P] Adding player 'PlayerName (UUID)
+  // Disconnect pattern: Search for connection closed or player removed
+  const result = await ssh.execCommand(`grep -E "\\[Universe\\|P\\] Adding player|Removing player|Connection.*closed|disconnect" ${logFile} 2>/dev/null | tail -200`);
+
+  const players = new Map(); // UUID -> PlayerName
+
+  const lines = result.stdout.split('\n');
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    // Check for player join
+    const joinMatch = line.match(/\[Universe\|P\] Adding player '([^']+) \(([a-f0-9-]+)\)/i);
+    if (joinMatch) {
+      const playerName = joinMatch[1];
+      const uuid = joinMatch[2];
+      players.set(uuid, playerName);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Check for player disconnect (various patterns)
+    const disconnectMatch = line.match(/Removing player.*\(([a-f0-9-]+)\)/i);
+    if (disconnectMatch) {
+      players.delete(disconnectMatch[1]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const playerList = Array.from(players.values());
+  return { online: playerList.length, players: playerList };
+}
 
 export async function readHytaleConfig(server) {
   const ssh = await getConnection(server.host, server.sshUser);