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Games like Ghostship Chronicles

If Ghostship Chronicles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Space (2008), Dead Space and Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its claustrophobic single ship setting, detailed sci fi environments and permadeath adds real stakes. 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 Ghostship Chronicles: Prepare to board the Heckel and Thomas as a Black ops CDF detachment who were sent to investigate the disappearance of the long lost colonization ship. Keep your team teammates alive to evolve more stories and stand a chance of survival with 3 different endings.

2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDWindowsby Shaun T Williams
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Players who liked Ghostship Chronicles also play

Steam players who put hours into Ghostship Chronicles 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. Dead Space (2008)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Top pick for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

    2009ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dead Space

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Third-strongest match for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.

    2012Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dead Effect

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Ranked #4 for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

    2014ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Black Mesa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Ranked #5 for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Relive Half-Life.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Half-Life: Alyx

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Ranked #6 for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. High On Life 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    An intergalactic conspiracy threatens the fate of humanity! Team up with a wide cast of talking alien guns as you shoot, stab, and skate your way through the exotic locales to take down the bad guys and save your favorite species (humans)!

    2026ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Half-Life 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Ranked #8 for Ghostship Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

    2004Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ghostship Chronicles

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reviewers of Ghostship Chronicles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reviewers of Ghostship Chronicles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.

    2012Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. System Shock® 2 (1999)

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reviewers of Ghostship Chronicles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    "Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.

    2013ActionRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Event Horizon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reviewers of Ghostship Chronicles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Take command of a space fleet and start your galaxy exploration mission.

    2018ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reviewers of Ghostship Chronicles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ghostship Chronicles at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ghostship Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    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 Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Shaun T Williams

Other recommendable Steam games by Shaun T Williams, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Starfighter Origins Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Another title from Shaun T Williams, the studio behind Ghostship Chronicles. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Starfighter Origins is an Original 90`s style Indie space combat simulator Based on the CDF Universe. Combining a focus on single player action and a campaign story mode, Starfighter Origins offer fun and diverse gameplay. Designed for keyboard and mouse with full controller support.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Reficul VR

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shaun T Williams, the studio behind Ghostship Chronicles. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Designed Exclusively for VR, Reficul is a rogue-like open world survival horror game with a Hell of an atmosphere. Features realistic weapon handling, magical relics, and a unique enemy. Reficul is a scary apocalyptic survival horror game which will challenge your survival skills in every way.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. REFICUL 666

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shaun T Williams, the studio behind Ghostship Chronicles. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    A town swallowed by darkness. A towering entity watches from the storm. In Reficul 666, light is your only defence. Explore, survive, and uncover the truth as something ancient hunts you in the night.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Off World Racing

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shaun T Williams, the studio behind Ghostship Chronicles. Shares Indie with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Race across the Solar System in a realistic vision of humanity's future motorsport. Conquer the Moon's low gravity, drift through Martian dust storms, master the frozen plains of Europa, and explore the methane seas of Titan. Every world changes the race.

    2025IndieSimulationEarly Access14.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Dead Space (2008)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

    2009ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. High On Life 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghostship Chronicles.

    An intergalactic conspiracy threatens the fate of humanity! Team up with a wide cast of talking alien guns as you shoot, stab, and skate your way through the exotic locales to take down the bad guys and save your favorite species (humans)!

    2026ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Half-Life 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Ghostship Chronicles.

    Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

    2004Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ghostship Chronicles

How much does Ghostship Chronicles cost?
Ghostship Chronicles is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ghostship Chronicles?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ghostship Chronicles are Dead Space (2008), Dead Space, Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.
Who developed Ghostship Chronicles?
Ghostship Chronicles was developed by Shaun T Williams and published by MadAboutGamesStudios.

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 Ghostship Chronicles.

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