Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Full audio · Listed languages are supported in the interface, subtitles, or audio (at least one).
English localization only available in Demo.
Dynasty crumbles. The land fractures. You're one of many orphans, taken in by distant kin. On reaching adulthood, you become a constable, whether for survival or ambition.
Long Knives is a low-fantasy wuxia text-based adventure with TTRPG mechanics and deep narrative branching.
TTRPG-inspired. Second-person narrative.
Customize attributes. Choose pre-orphan background. Allocate points.
Proficiencies affect skill checks.
Uses an 18-sided die, not D20.
Visible and hidden checks. Reload anytime.
Every line of dialogue is your choice.
Story branches respond to hidden variables.
Long Knives costs Free right now.
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Recommended: Graphics card Dedicated graphics with full Vulkan 1.2 support, Processor x86_64 CPU with SSE4.2 instructions, with 4 physical cores or more, ARMv8 CPU, Memory 8 GB RAM. Minimum: Graphics card Integrated graphics with full Vulkan 1.0 support, Processor x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, any x86_64 CPU, ARMv8 CPU, Memory 2 GB RAM. Save your PC specs on Wish9 to compare them with this game instantly.
