Choose The Ship: Murder Party
Choose The Ship: Murder Party if you want a RPG game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.8% positive across 1,850 reviews.
The Ship: Murder Party vs Murderous Pursuits
The Ship: Murder Party and Murderous Pursuits both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. The Ship: Murder Party (2006) is 12 years older than Murderous Pursuits (2018). The Ship: Murder Party scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than Murderous Pursuits (64.4% 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 Murderous Pursuits
Choose Murderous Pursuits if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Murderous Pursuits launched in 2018.
Both The Ship: Murder Party and Murderous Pursuits sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and LAN PvP, 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 |  Murderous Pursuits | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.8% positive (1,850 reviews) | 64.4% positive (160 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Outerlight Ltd. | Blazing Griffin |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- The Ship: Murder Party (2006) is 12 years older than Murderous Pursuits (2018).
- The Ship: Murder Party scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than Murderous Pursuits (64.4% positive).
- Murderous Pursuits is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Ship: Murder Party (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- The Ship: Murder Party is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Murderous Pursuits has no Deck rating yet.
The Ship: Murder Party vs Murderous Pursuits — FAQ
- Which is better, The Ship: Murder Party or Murderous Pursuits?
- On Steam reviews The Ship: Murder Party scores higher (85.8% positive) than Murderous Pursuits (64.4% 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.
- Should I play The Ship: Murder Party or Murderous Pursuits first?
- If you want chronology, The Ship: Murder Party (2006) came out before Murderous Pursuits (2018). 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 Ship: Murder Party and Murderous Pursuits similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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: Murder Party run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Ship: Murder Party is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Murderous Pursuits doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.