Steamship launches!!!

Another interesting game - this one I meant to write about ages ago. The Ship is a multiplayer FPS set on a series of luxurious cruisers. Developed by Outerlight and Published by Mindscape, it's kind of an interactive Agatha Christie romp - each player is given another character who they must hunt down and kill, but this has to be achieved out of the sight of security staff (or you'll be chucked in the brig) - oh and you'll be kicked from the server if you take out too many innocent by-standers.

There's also an interesting naturalistic element - your avatar needs to eat, wash, sleep and interact with other characters as well as trying to murder his or her nemesis. The Sims meets Manhunt on a big boat...

Originally developed as a Half-Life mod, the title is now available as a self-contained game, via Steam.