Choose To Carry a Sword
Choose To Carry a Sword if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. To Carry a Sword launched in 2022.
To Carry a Sword vs MareQuest: An Interactive Tail
To Carry a Sword and MareQuest: An Interactive Tail both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. To Carry a Sword (2022) is 1 year older than MareQuest: An Interactive Tail (2023). MareQuest: An Interactive Tail scores higher on Steam reviews (98.3% positive) than To Carry a Sword (85.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose MareQuest: An Interactive Tail
Choose MareQuest: An Interactive Tail if you want a Casual experience. MareQuest: An Interactive Tail launched in 2023.
Both To Carry a Sword and MareQuest: An Interactive Tail sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 To Carry a Sword |  MareQuest: An Interactive Tail | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (21 reviews) | 98.3% positive (238 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | We Three Nouns | ElectroKaplosion LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- To Carry a Sword (2022) is 1 year older than MareQuest: An Interactive Tail (2023).
- MareQuest: An Interactive Tail scores higher on Steam reviews (98.3% positive) than To Carry a Sword (85.7% positive).
- To Carry a Sword is free; MareQuest: An Interactive Tail is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
To Carry a Sword vs MareQuest: An Interactive Tail — FAQ
- Should I play To Carry a Sword or MareQuest: An Interactive Tail first?
- If you want chronology, To Carry a Sword (2022) came out before MareQuest: An Interactive Tail (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are To Carry a Sword and MareQuest: An Interactive Tail similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is To Carry a Sword free?
- Yes — To Carry a Sword is a free-to-play Steam title. MareQuest: An Interactive Tail is paid (4.99 USD).