The Ship: Murder Party overview

Overview

The Ship: Murder Party comes from Outerlight Ltd. and is published by Blazing Griffin. It arrived on Steam on Jul 11, 2006, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Steam Trading Cards, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Ship: Murder Party's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 22 September 2026 - 19:16:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,571. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 5,954 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Ship: Murder Party is available in 8 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Ship: Murder Party has sold up to 428,000 units and has 2,556 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $3,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Ship: Murder Party overview details

The Ship: Murder Party combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Finding a Server Ahoy Shipmates! Unfortunately the in-game server browser is no longer working. However, players can connect to servers via the Steam Client > View > Servers (if you don't see The Ship you may have to restart the client). Feel free to drop by the forums to chat about this and you can find a more detail explanation of the issues in our announcement: About the Game This package includes a tutorial, The Ship Single Player, which introduces you to some gameplay mechanics and storyline, and The Ship Multiplayer where you can hunt and be hunted by other players. Please read our State of the Game announcement: For PC gamers who enjoy multiplayer games with a bit of intelligence, intrigue and ingenuity, The Ship is a murder mystery alternative to traditional FPS multiplayer games. Each player is given a Quarry to kill - and must evade their own Hunter in the process, all set on board a series of 1920s art deco cruise ships. The Ship is owned by the mysterious Mr X and as one of many 'lucky' recipients of a free ticket you arrive on board The Ship to find there's a catch to your luxury cruise. You are coerced into a brutal Hunt to indulge Mr. X's fantasies, under threat of death for not only yourself, but also your family. Your only chance to save yourself and your family is to play the Hunt and win. Combining stealthy multiplayer action and a needs system, The Ship is a truly unique gaming experience.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Ship: Murder Party is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Steam Trading Cards, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 22 September 2026 - 19:16:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,571, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview tags

MultiplayerIndieFirst-PersonActionStealthMysteryRPGAssassinFunnySurvivalFPSSimulationSingleplayerComedyShooter

Support and legal notes

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