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The Ship: Murder Party cover art

The Ship: Murder Party

Outerlight Ltd. · Blazing Griffin · 2006-07-11

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jul 11, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.

2
playing now
86%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Ship is a first-person shooter video game developed by Outerlight using Valve's Source engine. The game was released on 11 July 2006, on Steam with retail distribution in Europe and Australia in September, and 10 April 2007, for North America. A playable concept for The Ship was released as a modification for the game Half-Life in 2004.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 238k–476k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,950 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at IndieGala Store (2015-11-16) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-06 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-032015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-04-13 — best price $2.492015-09-03 — best price $1.992015-11-25 — best price $3.392016-04-04 — best price $9.992016-08-29 — best price $9.992016-12-25 — best price $9.992017-05-01 — best price $4.002017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-07-17 — best price $7.992019-01-10 — best price $2.492019-07-09 — best price $9.992020-03-23 — best price $3.392020-06-01 — best price $8.282020-06-24 — best price $8.282020-10-22 — best price $1.872021-01-10 — best price $8.382021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-02-23 — best price $9.992021-03-17 — best price $8.382021-04-09 — best price $2.492021-05-04 — best price $9.992021-05-26 — best price $8.382021-07-08 — best price $2.242021-10-29 — best price $7.342022-02-24 — best price $3.742022-07-08 — best price $7.892023-01-11 — best price $2.542023-08-28 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $1.502024-10-02 — best price $9.992025-05-14 — best price $2.252025-12-02 — best price $9.992026-08-03 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPSteam Trading CardsValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Japanese

Player tags

FPSRPGFunnyIndieActionComedyMysteryShooterStealthAssassin

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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