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Fight supernatural hordes on Sker Island, complete map objectives, and upgrade weapons solo or with up to three allies.
Released 18 Apr 2024
Survive Escalating Waves
Solve Map Quests
Build Miracle Combos
Tear through endless waves of supernatural enemies in this co-op horror horde shooter. Play solo or with up to 4 players, unleash god-like Miracle powers, supercharge your arsenal, and survive devastating boss encounters on Sker Island.
Developed by Wales Interactive · Published by Skybound Games









Set on Sker Island in the Maid of Sker universe, the game has you battle the Quiet Ones alone or in online teams of up to four across six maps.
Survive escalating, round-based enemy waves while earning currency to buy weapons and ammunition, open routes, and complete each map’s objectives and puzzles. Elites and bosses add tougher encounters as the waves grow.
Choose from random Miracle upgrades that modify attacks and abilities, and supercharge weapons to improve your firepower. Continued play also earns experience and unlocks character cosmetics and other rewards.
Players who enjoy Sker Ritual often praise its co-op wave-shooter loop, the excitement of fighting through hordes with friends, and its gothic horror atmosphere. Reviews also highlight weapon upgrades, Miracle builds, and map quests and secrets as reasons to keep playing. Others find runs repetitive or objectives difficult to follow, and some report rough gameplay or connection and bug problems.
Tear through endless waves of supernatural enemies in this co-op horror horde shooter. Play solo or with up to 4 players, unleash god-like Miracle powers, supercharge your arsenal, and survive devastating boss encounters on Sker Island.
Prepare to cull down unrelenting horrors in Sker Ritual, featuring:
Old-school round-based horror horde FPS action
Play solo or up-to 4-players online
Story based on Maid of Sker's ‘evil’ ending
Optional objectives & hidden Easter Eggs
Terrifying ‘Elites’ with unique abilities
Collect and enhance 'Miracle' powers
'SUPER CHARGE' weapons to slay the swarms with ease
Explore free reward systems ‘Dread Levels’ and ‘Sker Pass’
With Sker Island overrun by the hordes of Quiet Ones, you must face the horrors head-on. Whether solo or in a party of up to 4 players, tear through the relentless waves across six unique maps to bring Elisabeth's reign of terror to a close.
The Quiet Ones swarm over Sker Island, controlled by Elisabeth's order. Failed experiments that turned ravenous, these monsters mercilessly hunt you down to make sure one thing is true - that you die. With elites and bosses that possess unique powers, you will be forced to adapt your play-style and arsenal to keep yourself from death's door.
As you shoot your way through the hordes, different Celtic Gods will bestow unique kinds of Miracles upon you. From each Miracle drop, choose from three random upgrades that empower your attacks and abilities - altering or buffing your shots, melee attacks, grenades, and healing. Furthermore you may be granted an Ultimate, a powerful chargeable ability to unleash when the Quiet Ones creep in too close. Show enough devotion to the right Gods and you may find yourself with devastating combos to unleash upon the swarm.
In the face of the unrelenting mass of Quiet Ones, arm yourself appropriately. Buy stock munitions and ammo from The Laughing Policeman's booths across each map, or find Lucky - your ever faithful companion - to gamble for a higher tier armament. And when the going gets especially tough, SUPER CHARGE your weapons into powerful steampunk creations to cut down the hordes with greater ease.
Even amidst the chaos wrought on Sker Island, there's room to customise. Collect interchangeable masks to strike fear on Sker's inhabitants through the free Sker Pass, achievements, easter eggs, or cosmetic DLCs. Additionally, taunt your enemies (or your teammates) with unique voicelines and switch out dynamic menu scenes from environments across the isle. Inspired by all forms of horror - folk, gothic, zombie, sci-fi, to the supernatural and more - find what screams "you".
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 52 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | Sker Ritual supports solo play and online co-op for up to 4 players. Official store text states online play only for co-op, and Steam features list Online Co-op and Cross-Platform Multiplayer. Reviews mention Quick Match with random players, Private Match with friends, matchmaking, and crossplay between Steam and Xbox, with PlayStation mentioned as coming soon in one review. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No mod support or multiplayer mod behavior is mentioned in the provided information. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 16 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |