| The Ship | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Outerlight |
| Publisher(s) | Mindscape, Merscom |
| Year released | 2006 |
| System(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
|---|---|
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) |     |
The Ship: Murder Party is a first-person shooter computer game using Valve Software's Source Engine developed by Outerlight. The game was released on July 11, 2006 on Steam with retail distribution in Europe and Australia in September, and April 10, 2007, for North America. A playable concept for The Ship was released as a modification for the game Half-Life in 2004.
The game is set on a 1920s recreational cruise ship. Each player is assigned a quarry, and the object is to murder him or her with nobody watching, while at the same time watching out for, and defending yourself against, your own hunter.
A mysterious man named Mr. X has handed out free tickets for his luxury cruise. Little did the passengers know, they were falling into his devious trap. All the passengers are required to track down and murder another passenger. If a passenger chooses not to do so, Mr. X will kill both the passengers and his or her family.