Black Sails - The Ghost Ship
Skip · Narrative · 2015
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 19, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 3.9h 6h to 100%
- Value
- $2.56/hr
- Reviews
- 68% of 317 positive
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What drives the score
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About the game
Best played with the lights turned off and the volume turned up, Black Sails is a creepy and mysterious point-and-click adventure game.Two survivors of a shipwreck try to survive in the raging sea. Until another ship appears. Hoping for rescue, they are calling, but nobody answers. They manage to go on board. Will this be their rescue?
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Direct X9 Compatible Graphics Card with at least 128MB Ram. Windows only.
The value story
February 2019 is where it bottomed out, at $0.99. Across all 34 discounts in the 11 years tracked, the median cut is 70 percent, about 7 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 82 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Search ($3.99, scores 30) beats it on value, while it beats Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem ($21.99, scores 3).
What players say
A very shimmering and thrilling horror-themed adventure quest. A shipwreck, only two survivors, Anna and Lex , has found themselves lost in a middle of the ocean. But luckily(?) some mysterious ship is appeared on their front sight. Is this a fortune or maybe the ship is actually found you on his own? Find for yourself...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Something is wrong here! That is; unless purchased on deep sale by those familiar with Hidden Object Games and/ or puzzlers, as we are patient (stubborn, foolish) enough to wade through these seasick mechanics to wring out what should have been a good spooky story. After viewing game end credits, be sure to load your last save to reach alternate ending, mostly because ghost ships and bad little girls really should...
Expected pirate adventure - got a static painting with whispering shadows. The crew retired. Even the ghost quit.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Black Sails - The Ghost Ship scores 19/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/373240/black-sails-the-ghost-shipReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 13. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.