Top Ghost Ship Games

In this horror adventure game by Cyanide Studio, you play as John, a ship inspector, who must explore the disturbing 'Siren's Call'. As you journey deeper into the ship, you discover the horrifying secrets that lie within. This game features puzzles and exploration gameplay.

This is a first-person shooter developed by Outerlight using Valve Corporation's Source engine. The game is set on a series of 1920s-era luxury cruise ships. Although not a traditional ghost ship, the game's unique multiplayer 'murder party' setting creates an atmosphere of paranoia and suspense, much like one might expect on a haunted vessel.

This survival horror game developed by Headfirst Productions and published by Bethesda Softworks features a chapter where players are aboard the USS Urania, a ghost ship. The story is based on H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Shadow over Innsmouth', and it infuses a chilling atmosphere with complex gameplay mechanics.

Man of Medan is an interactive drama survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. In the game, players are trapped aboard a haunted ghost ship. Each choice made by the player can alter the story's direction, making for different outcomes and replayability. The game uses a multiplayer mode, allowing players to experience the terror together.

This game developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA is set in the 'Alien' movie universe. You play as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, aboard a space station - the Sevastopol. Although not a ghost ship per se, the station is mostly abandoned and filled with terror in the form of an Alien creature and rogue androids.

Set on the USG Ishimura, a 'Planet Cracker' class spaceship, this is a science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (later known as Visceral Games) and published by Electronic Arts. Players, in the role of engineer Isaac Clarke, must navigate through the ship while facing reanimated corpses, known as 'Necromorphs', influenced by an alien artifact on the ship.

Though it is not a traditional ghost ship, System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing survival horror video game set on a starship - the Von Braun. Developed by Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games, it is filled with dangerous AI and hybrid creatures, giving it a 'ghost ship' ambiance. It blends elements of survival horror, role-playing, and FPS gameplay.

Cold Fear is a survival horror game developed by Darkworks and published by Ubisoft. The game is set on a Russian whaling ship adrift in the Bering Sea. The ship is filled with hostile enemies and environmental dangers that the player must survive while uncovering the ship's dark secrets.

This is a first-person mystery adventure game developed by Lucas Pope. The game revolves around an insurance adjuster who must assess damages on the Obra Dinn, a ghost ship that has drifted into port. Using a unique time-travel mechanic, the player must solve the mystery of what happened to the ship's crew.

Monstrum is a survival horror game developed by Team Junkfish. It places the player aboard a derelict cargo ship with procedural generated levels, meaning each playthrough is different. The player must avoid various types of terrifying monsters while trying to escape the ship.

Developed by The Chinese Room and published by Frictional Games, this indirect sequel to 'Amnesia: The Dark Descent' is not set entirely on a ghost ship but features a notable level within one. The player character navigates the eerie ship filled with disturbing elements, adding to the game's overall horror atmosphere.

Although not entirely set on a ghost ship, this action-adventure game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Nintendo features an important section where the player explores a haunted ship. The game is known for its 'sanity effects', where the character's mental stability influences the gameplay.