Choose Nine Lives Hospital
Choose Nine Lives Hospital if you want an Action and Casual experience. Nine Lives Hospital launched in 2027.
Nine Lives Hospital vs Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted
Nine Lives Hospital and Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted both land in Simulation 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 Simulation games on Steam. Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted (2026) is 1 year older than Nine Lives Hospital (2027). Both support cooperative play. 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 Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted
Choose Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted if you want an Indie game with LAN Co-op, DualShock Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support. Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted launched in 2026.
Both Nine Lives Hospital and Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted sit in Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Nine Lives Hospital |  Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | AstraInteractiveGames | Grimoire Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted (2026) is 1 year older than Nine Lives Hospital (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
Nine Lives Hospital vs Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted — FAQ
- Should I play Nine Lives Hospital or Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted first?
- If you want chronology, Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted (2026) came out before Nine Lives Hospital (2027). 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 Nine Lives Hospital and Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted similar?
- They overlap on Simulation 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.
- Do both Nine Lives Hospital and Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Nine Lives Hospital ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.