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Black Sails: The Ghost Ship is an adventure game developed by Deck 13 Interactive and originally published by Astragon Software on Apr 22, 2010 for Windows.

Black Sails: The Ghost Ship
Developer(s)	Deck 13 Interactive
Publisher(s)	Astragon Software
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	EU: Apr 22, 2010
Genre(s)	Adventure

Plot and gameplay

In the year 1884, the player is an investigator trying to solve a mystery. When her ship capsizes, she and another survivor are rescued by a strange abandoned ship.

The game uses the game engine as that used for Ankh and Jack Keane.

Development

The game was released internationally onto Steam in September 2015.[1][2] Jan Klose, Creative Director for Deck 13, said "With the resurgence in popularity of adventure games, we felt the time was right to bring Black Sails-The Ghost Ship to a North American audience".[3]

Critical reception

4Players deemed it a "truly interactive thriller".[5] Adventure Treff praised the title for not artificially extending its run-time with unnecessary sidequests.[6] ComputerBild praised the game''s three alternate endings that allowed the player to have agency.[7] AdventureGamers felt the voice acting was just passable.[8] Gamestar praised the subtle use of soundscape to create a sense of tension and drama.[9] Die Hard Game Fan thought he game was let down by its poor plot, presentation, and mechanics.[10] Spieltipps felt that lovers of Deck 13's Ankh would be disappointed by this title.[11] Pressa2Join thought the game had a good story, well told.[12] CommonSenseMedia noted the game may not be suitable to children due to a moment of implied rape or sexual assault toward a young girl.[13] Tiscali felt that the game's classic-ness meant it also added nothing new to the genre.[14]

References

External links

• Press release
• DemonNews review
• Modern home page
• Gamezone.de press

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