Choose Long Knives
Choose Long Knives if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Long Knives launched in 2025.
Long Knives vs Beware of the Cartographer!
Long Knives and Beware of the Cartographer! both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. Long Knives is free; Beware of the Cartographer! is paid (Price unknown). 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 Beware of the Cartographer!
Choose Beware of the Cartographer! if you want the DualShock Controller Support side of the pairing.
Both Long Knives and Beware of the Cartographer! sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Long Knives |  Beware of the Cartographer! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jade Hex | Tohu Bohu Games, Quentin Vijoux |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Long Knives is free; Beware of the Cartographer! is paid (Price unknown).
Long Knives vs Beware of the Cartographer! — FAQ
- Are Long Knives and Beware of the Cartographer! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Long Knives free?
- Yes — Long Knives is a free-to-play Steam title. Beware of the Cartographer! is paid (Price unknown).