Choose The Ship: Murder Party
Choose The Ship: Murder Party if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.8% positive across 1,850 reviews.
The Ship: Murder Party vs The Ship: Single Player
The Ship: Murder Party and The Ship: Single Player both land in Action, Indie, 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 Action, Indie, RPG on Steam. Both released in 2006. The Ship: Murder Party scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than The Ship: Single Player (66.9% 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 The Ship: Single Player
Choose The Ship: Single Player if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. The Ship: Single Player launched in 2006.
Both The Ship: Murder Party and The Ship: Single Player sit in Action, Indie, 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
 The Ship: Murder Party |  The Ship: Single Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2006 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 85.8% positive (1,850 reviews) | 66.9% positive (266 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Outerlight Ltd. | Outerlight Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2006.
- The Ship: Murder Party scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than The Ship: Single Player (66.9% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
The Ship: Murder Party vs The Ship: Single Player — FAQ
- Which is better, The Ship: Murder Party or The Ship: Single Player?
- On Steam reviews The Ship: Murder Party scores higher (85.8% positive) than The Ship: Single Player (66.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Ship: Murder Party is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are The Ship: Murder Party and The Ship: Single Player similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Does The Ship: Single Player have multiplayer like The Ship: Murder Party?
- No. The Ship: Murder Party supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while The Ship: Single Player is listed as single-player only.