This past week Wales Interactive launched their zombie survival FPS Sker Ritual with the game quickly becoming biggest release ever for the developer and publisher.
Developed by a core team of five, Sker Ritual has become the company’s fastest-selling title to-date and even reached the top 10 in Steam’s Top Seller list. The game was also featured in Steam’s FPS Fest over the past week. On YouTube, the Sker Ritual Official Launch Trailer has received over 25K views in less than four days. In addition, the game has achieved millions of views with content on Tik Tok.
Survive the onslaught of the Quiet Ones alone or in up to four-player co-op. The enemy horde scales based on player count making the fight a challenge for any group size.
There are four haunting maps for players to explore: Cursed Lands of Lavernock, Ashes of Sker Hotel, Sewers of the Dead, and Deadly Lover’s Fortress. Each has their own secrets to uncover and are inhabited by ruthless Quiet Ones who have brought in a bunch of new enemies and elites. These new threats have their own unique abilities and only care about total destruction.
Every eliminated enemy has a chance to drop powerful Miracles with each offering a choice of three upgradable powers. Each upgrade is bound to a Celtic God and comes with a different rarity, core attributes, and power.
Survival is everything. The task at hand is simple, shoot through waves of vicious hordes of enemies, collect Celtic God powers, upgrade an arsenal of steampunk weapons, and try to defeat the evil residing on Sker Island.
Sker Ritual Availability
Sker Ritual is available via Humble Bundle and Steam for Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S from their respective stores for $24.99 / £19.99. A Digital Deluxe version is available featuring the game and four cosmetic DLCs for $34.99 / £29.99. On the Epic Games Store, Sker Ritual is listed as coming coon in Q2, 2024.
A Sker Ritual demo is available on Steam. Note that the game features a mature content warning with the developers describing the game as having violence, blood, and minor gore that may not be suitable for all ages.