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12 Games like The Ship: Murder Party on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Ship: Murder Party down to the 12 that fit the “PS5” category. Chernobylite, Dead Island 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Ship: Murder Party.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG
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NarrativeMultiplayerSolo
Year 2006Dev Outerlight
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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to The Ship: Murder Party is Chernobylite — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Island 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide follow close behind.

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The best games like The Ship: Murder Party on PS5

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Ship: Murder Party. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Chernobylite

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Chernobylite
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeFirst Person
Year 2021Dev The Farm 51 · All In! GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What carries over from The Ship: Murder Party is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 15 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

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Dead Island 2

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Dead Island 2
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonCo-op
Year 2023Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Shelved next to The Ship: Murder Party for good reason: melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and co-op play.

Released 17 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeFirst Person
Year 2022Dev FatsharkOn Xbox · PC · PS5

On paper it is what The Ship: Murder Party is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 16 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

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Starfield

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Starfield
Closest on tone
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonOpen World
Year 2023Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Genre puts it alongside The Ship: Murder Party, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings action RPG combat and open world exploration.

Released 17 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Genre100Tone100Visuals71Combat57Game mode51
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Atomic Heart

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Atomic Heart
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonDark
Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The genre is the same as The Ship: Murder Party’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 17 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Genre100Visuals100Combat64Tone63Game mode51
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RoboCop: Rogue City

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RoboCop: Rogue City
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonDark
Year 2023Dev Teyon · NaconOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Shelved next to The Ship: Murder Party for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 17 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Genre100Visuals100Combat66Tone54Game mode51
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Bright Memory: Infinite

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Bright Memory: Infinite
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeFirst PersonDarkHardcore
Year 2021Dev FYQD-Studio · PLAYISMOn Xbox · Android · PC

It comes from the same genre as The Ship: Murder Party and shares melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 15 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Genre100Visuals100Combat66Game mode50Tone0
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Grounded

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Grounded
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
MultiplayerSoloMeleeFirst PersonCo-op
Year 2022Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside The Ship: Murder Party, and so does melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Released 16 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Genre100Visuals73Game mode61Combat49
9

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeFirst Person
Year 2024Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · Switch · PC

It comes from the same genre as The Ship: Murder Party and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Released 18 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Genre100Tone100Combat80Visuals62Game mode50
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Closest on game mode
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrative
Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What carries over from The Ship: Murder Party is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a third-person camera.

Released 14 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

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Biomutant

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Biomutant
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeCozy
Year 2021Dev Experiment 101 · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets The Ship: Murder Party on deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: cozy, relaxing feel and a third-person camera.

Released 15 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

Game mode100Genre75Tone66Combat61Visuals0
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Avowed

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Avowed
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonMagicDark
Year 2025Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

The genre is the same as The Ship: Murder Party’s, and with it strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

Released 19 years after The Ship: Murder Party.

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