When comparing OBEY vs The Ship: Murder Party, the Slant community recommends The Ship: Murder Party for most people. In the question“What are the best BYOPC party games where deceit and manipulation is required to win?” The Ship: Murder Party is ranked 1st while OBEY is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose The Ship: Murder Party is:
Everyone is out to get someone in the group. It is only through hiding who you are after that one can be successful. On top of this the player also has to hide their motive from the AI security as well, since their are cameras all over the ship, meaning one can not freely brandish a weapon.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Multi-platformed multiplayer
Works with Win/Mac/Linux with LAN or online servers.
Pro Cute little bunnies vs gigantic weaponized robot
A very different style of asymmetrical game-play.
Pro Psychological and Coercive gameplay
Battle and force players to do your bidding against their own will to win.
Pro Manic deceptive gameplay
Everyone is out to get someone in the group. It is only through hiding who you are after that one can be successful. On top of this the player also has to hide their motive from the AI security as well, since their are cameras all over the ship, meaning one can not freely brandish a weapon.
Pro Sim like experience
Players will need to watch their hunger and thirst levels while playing, which adds to the level of mechanics. Not only do you need to sneak around to get your kill but you need to sleep eat and drink in order to stay healthy enough to do so.
Pro Works well as a local party game
Even though there is no LAN play, players can all connect to a server online to still enjoy playing in the same room. The hectic gameplay makes for some fun shouting matches when things start heating up and people start dying.
Cons
Con Small online community (as of August 2015)
The online community is currently small since it is still in early access, but they are a very friendly group of people.
Con Poor fighting controls
Sadly the actual controls for fighting are subpar as they feel imprecise and make for a lot of flailing and button mashing.