Maid of Sker is a thriller of first-person survival, set in a remote hotel of British legend gory and macabre history. Armed with only a defensive sound tool, you must use stealth tactics to prevent death among sound-based AI enemy cults.
Created by Wales Interactive with a plot from the creative team of Talespinners, who had previously worked on SOMA, The Bunker and Battlefield 1. Wales Interactive, based in South Wales, UK, is a multi-award winning video game and digital film producer & publisher.
Release Date
Maid of Sker appears on PC (via Steam), Xbox One, and PS4 on July 28th.
Gameplay
Set in 1898 and inspired by Elisabeth Williams’ chilling Welsh tale. This is a story of a family empire powered by terror, slavery, piracy, and a mysterious mystery that smothers the hotel’s grounds.
You act as Thomas Evans. A musician who is plunged through a harrowing struggle to rescue the woman he loves, based on Elizabeth Williams’s chilling true tale. Built-in and around Sker House in 1898, a true house that remains to this day and is said to be one of Britain’s most haunted.
It aims to offer difficult stealth play when you are dubbed the Quiet Men to avoid opponents with supervision. The game also features a replayable plot that divides according to your actions.
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Key Features
- 3D AI system based on sound as the central mechanism of survival.
- Realistic graphics with 4k uncapped on Windows (minimum 1080p 60fps), plus PS4 Pro plus Xbox One X upgrades.
- Dynamic sound environment function which alarms enemies when the player bumps into objects with a nudge device.
- A chilling story influenced by the psychological, gothic, and English horror fusing Welsh mythology.
Wales Interactive has a very mixed track record however, to date, Maid of Sker appears to be their most creative, personal project.