The Ship: Single Player is as its said a single-player mode for the first-person shooter video game The Ship: Murder Party. It starts with a main antagonist named Mr. X, who welcomes passengers in his cruise ship by giving everyone free-tickets. When on a ship, he tells his requirements for everyone. Basically, he tells the main protagonist whos name is Charlie to kill certain passengers but there is a hunter who hunts for Charlie so he has to be aware of his surroundings. Also, he has to kill the target secretly as nobody could see that. Charlie meets a young man named Jimmy the Bellboy in a third class cabin where the man tells Charlie about Mr. X. It turns out, that Mr. X plans to destroy the ship after the hunt is over. Jimmy offers to get Charlie off the boat for 100,000 dollars, but first Charlie has to deal with the hunter of his.
There are various weapons in the game like flare guns, fire axes, firearms, knives, swords and crowbars as well as various traps which the player has an option to use if needed. If the player is seen with a weapon, he is instantly brought to prison.