Choose The Ghost Ship
Choose The Ghost Ship if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. The Ghost Ship launched in 2022.
The Ghost Ship vs Lamentations
The Ghost Ship and Lamentations both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure on Steam. The Ghost Ship (2022) is 3 years older than Lamentations (2025). Lamentations is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Ghost Ship (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Lamentations
Choose Lamentations if you want a RPG game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Lamentations launched in 2025.
Both The Ghost Ship and Lamentations sit in Action 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
 The Ghost Ship |  Lamentations | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 62.5% positive (24 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ryan Morin, Joshua Mildenhall | Yooper Game Studios LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- The Ghost Ship (2022) is 3 years older than Lamentations (2025).
- Lamentations is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Ghost Ship (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Lamentations has co-op; The Ghost Ship does not.
- The Ghost Ship is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Lamentations has no Deck rating yet.
The Ghost Ship vs Lamentations — FAQ
- Should I play The Ghost Ship or Lamentations first?
- If you want chronology, The Ghost Ship (2022) came out before Lamentations (2025). 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 The Ghost Ship and Lamentations similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does The Ghost Ship have multiplayer like Lamentations?
- No. Lamentations supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while The Ghost Ship is listed as single-player only.