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Games like Black Sails - The Ghost Ship

If Black Sails - The Ghost Ship is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart, Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones and The Charnel House Trilogy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its psychological tension builds slowly, atmospheric and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Black Sails - The Ghost Ship: Best played with the lights turned off and the volume turned up, Black Sails is a creepy and mysterious point-and-click adventure game.Two survivors of a shipwreck try to survive in the raging sea. Until another ship appears. Hoping for rescue, they are calling, but nobody answers. They manage to go on board. Will this be their rescue?

2015Adventure9.99 USDWindowsby Deck13
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Players who liked Black Sails - The Ghost Ship also play

Steam players who put hours into Black Sails - The Ghost Ship also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Top pick for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Would you like to enter a thrilling Pirates world where danger lurks in every corner?You are a museum owner pursuing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You quickly realize that the villain is entangled in a tragic, centuries-old love story, and wants to resurrect his mistress with the girl’s life force.

    2014AdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Second-strongest match for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Learn Davy Jones’s secrets in order to defeat him in the final battle!

    2015AdventureCasualDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Charnel House Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Third-strongest match for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Witness The Charnel House Trilogy, the chronicle of one fateful night aboard a train bound for Augur Peak. Three thrilling, horrifying adventure games in one, from the depths of the Sepulchre, starring Madeleine Roux, Peter Willington, Jonathan Grier, Jim Sterling, and Ben Chandler as Grub.

    2015IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot takes on the villainous Baron Widebeard in this point and click adventure game. Meet a hilarious cast of characters including Tom Baker (Dr Who) and face perplexing challenges in your search for the Treasure of the Seventh Sea.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Nelly Cootalot is the stupidly named pirate adventurer with a heart of gold. Uncover corruption and wanton punning in this HD revival of a classic freeware adventure game.

    2019IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Ranked #6 for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

    2022Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Syberia II

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Ranked #7 for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Having searched Eastern and Western Europe for a missing heir, Kate Walker finally completed her long and arduous journey, obtaining the signature of Hans Voralberg and closing the automaton factory buyout.

    2011Adventure2.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Goetia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Ranked #8 for Black Sails - The Ghost Ship fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

    2016IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Black Sails - The Ghost Ship at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

    2009Adventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Black Sails - The Ghost Ship on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Deck13

Other recommendable Steam games by Deck13, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Surge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Another title from Deck13, the studio behind Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

    2017ActionRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Surge 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Another title from Deck13, the studio behind Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

    2019ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Another title from Deck13, the studio behind Black Sails - The Ghost Ship. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    In solo or co-op, experience Reign of Sand, the ultimate version of Atlas Fallen. Ride the sands of a timeless land and defeat legendary monsters in spectacular Action-RPG combat using devastating powers.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Venetica - Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Another title from Deck13, the studio behind Black Sails - The Ghost Ship. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    In a fantastical Venice, The Corpus are deceived by a cunning necromancer. Transformed into an undead fiend, the conniving imposter is hell-bent on destroying the reinstated Death and the council of Corpus. Only Scarlett, the daughter of Death, can stand in his way.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ankh - Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click exploration and inventory management with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Another title from Deck13, the studio behind Black Sails - The Ghost Ship. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Sneak into the pharaoh's pyramid and meet up with Assil and his crew of crazy friends. Just as the party starts to get hot, a silly accident turns life upside down! Help Assil reverse the curse!

    2015Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Jack Keane

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Deck13, the studio behind Black Sails - The Ghost Ship. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Colonial England. Under a certain amount of duress... Jack takes on a job, which will not only cause him a great deal of trouble, but also bring to light the answer to a mystery out of his distant past. A lack of money leads Jack to accept a charter to take a British secret agent to mysterious 'Tooth Island'.

    2008AdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot takes on the villainous Baron Widebeard in this point and click adventure game. Meet a hilarious cast of characters including Tom Baker (Dr Who) and face perplexing challenges in your search for the Treasure of the Seventh Sea.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

    2022Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Syberia II

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

    Having searched Eastern and Western Europe for a missing heir, Kate Walker finally completed her long and arduous journey, obtaining the signature of Hans Voralberg and closing the automaton factory buyout.

    2011Adventure2.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Black Sails - The Ghost Ship

How much does Black Sails - The Ghost Ship cost?
Black Sails - The Ghost Ship is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Black Sails - The Ghost Ship?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Black Sails - The Ghost Ship are Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart, Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones, The Charnel House Trilogy.
Who developed Black Sails - The Ghost Ship?
Black Sails - The Ghost Ship was developed by Deck13.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Black Sails - The Ghost Ship.

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