Choose Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Choose Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.9% positive across 368 reviews.
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart vs Black Sails - The Ghost Ship
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart and Black Sails - The Ghost Ship both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart (2014) is 1 year older than Black Sails - The Ghost Ship (2015). Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Black Sails - The Ghost Ship (61.3% 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 Black Sails - The Ghost Ship
Choose Black Sails - The Ghost Ship if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Black Sails - The Ghost Ship launched in 2015.
Both Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart and Black Sails - The Ghost Ship sit in 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
 Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart |  Black Sails - The Ghost Ship | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (368 reviews) | 61.3% positive (111 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Artifex Mundi | Deck13 |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart (2014) is 1 year older than Black Sails - The Ghost Ship (2015).
- Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Black Sails - The Ghost Ship (61.3% positive).
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart vs Black Sails - The Ghost Ship — FAQ
- Which is better, Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart or Black Sails - The Ghost Ship?
- On Steam reviews Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart scores higher (89.9% positive) than Black Sails - The Ghost Ship (61.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart or Black Sails - The Ghost Ship first?
- If you want chronology, Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart (2014) came out before Black Sails - The Ghost Ship (2015). 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 Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart and Black Sails - The Ghost Ship similar?
- They overlap on 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.