Sker Ritual — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Hazard Levels Early Access OUT NOW | 2026-04-30 | The Fox Hole Arms is OPEN FOR BUSINESS.Hazard Levels is out now in Early Access on Steam! A big thank you to everyone who has followed the journey so far. We hope you, your friends and the friends you'll meet along with way have fun crawling through dimensions to keep that secret brewery STOCKED.Plus, Sker Ritual players get an exclusive discount when purchasing the Sker Ritual x Hazard Levels complete the set bundle. So don't miss out! We hope you'll join us over on the Hazard Levels Discord, where we actively encourage your feedback and keep you up to date with the latest news.-Wales Interactive |
| Hazard Levels Coming to Steam Early Access | 2026-04-09 | Hazard Levels is coming to Steam Early Access 30 April 2026, with a console launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in Q4 2026. Enter unstable rifts, survive otherworldly creatures, and grab bizarre ingredients to fuel a secret brewery hidden beneath a British pub. Hazard Levels is a 1–4 player physics-driven co-op survival horror where the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Just make it back before last orders. Sink your teeth into the brand new trailer for this new title from the Sker Ritual devs...1–4 PLAYER SURVIVAL WITH PROX CHATPlay solo or with up to three friends to tackle the horrors of each rift. Coordination is key, survival is not gua |
| Sker Ritual FREE WEEKEND! | 2026-01-29 | We're excited for new players to experience Sker Ritual for the first time as it enters into it's first Free Weekend on Steam from Thursday 29th Jan - Mon 2nd Feb. This free taster joins our PlayStation 5 (PS Plus) & Xbox Free Trial offerings with two hours of the complete game to enjoy! Despite Sker Ritual not being a live service game, our same small team continues to update and support the game. Since launch, we've added two maps complete with hidden objectives, voice chat (Steam), third-person mode, custom games with over 100+ modifiers and even added support for previous generation consoles.However, we are not just dedicated to Sker Ritu |
| Sker Ritual x Hazard Levels DLC | 2025-10-03 | SKER ISLANDERS! There's a lot going on here at the Wales Interactive studios! We just announced a brand new co-op title from our team; Hazard Levels! Not only that we're still working on features for Sker Ritual that we promised earlier this year. Sker Ritual X Hazard Levels DLC:To celebrate the announcement of Hazard Levels, we've launched a brand new DLC pack that feature characters, locations and a snippet into the new world that contains:Fox Mask An Exclusive Premium Fox Mask, things may get foxtremely hairy Badger Mask An Exclusive Premium Mask of the Badger Mask, oh honey, you’re all sett. Owl Mask An Exclusive Premium Owl Mask, don’t g |
| We're Announcing Three New Titles! | 2025-09-25 | Wales Interactive are announcing not one, not two, but THREE new titles at the Horror Game Award's Halloween Showcase. The Showcase will be filled with special announcements, developer insights, and three trailers from us at Wales Interactive! Expect a new co-op from us, the Sker Ritual devs, a debut horror FMV inspired by dark German folklore and a terrifying and long-awaited VR experience. When and where will the Showcase be streamed?📅 Tuesday, September 30th ⌚ 11am PT | 2pm ET | 7pm BST | 8pm CEST Showcase will be streamed by IGN, FGS and many creator co-streams. Click here to find out more. |
| 1.3.1 | Bug Fixes & New Modifiers | 2025-07-25 | This features a series of bug fixes and optimisation updates that are live now on all platforms. If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service. Sker Ritual Patch v.1.3.1 - 25-07-2025ADDED NEW CUSTOM GAME MODIFIERS-Enemies Set: Choose which set of enemies you would like to face based on their original maps or pick all of them (doesn't affect stalkers) -Changed the Random Weapon Reward mode to Weapon Reward Mode which now lets you choose between the following modes-Random: Random weapon every round interval selected -Incremental: An increasingly more powerful weapon after |
| PLUS 50% XP WEEKEND | 2025-07-18 | As a big thank you to our players for supporting our latest huge update, we're giving all players +50% XP all weekend! This update is live now, so grab your Sker Squad and get earning that extra XP. |
| MAJOR UPDATE - Voice Chat, Third-Person & Custom Games | 2025-07-11 | SKER ISLANDERS! Oh do we have the mother of all updates for YOU. As promised in our 2025 roadmap, this update has third person mode and a custom game mode. We've also introduced a trial for the most requested feature...Sker Ritual Patch v.1.3 - 10/07/2025 VOICE CHAT TRIAL ADDEDSurprise players! After hearing your feedback our team have been experimenting with communication options to better your Sker experience. This is our first time implementing a voice chat feature and so we're trialling it for players on PC. We would love it if you could try it out and feed back to our team in the comments below, on Discord or across our socials. THIRD PE |
| 1.2.3 | HOTFIX PATCH NOTES | 2025-04-30 | This features a series of hotfix updates that are live now on all platforms. We apologise for the issues this caused players since the launch of our anniversary update. If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service. Sker Ritual Patch v.1.2.3 - 24-04-2025 -> 29/04/2025 - Hotfixes BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS - Added UI to the Post Match Summary to show when XP multipliers are enabled - Added Auto-Reload option which allows to pick between auto/manual reloading - Reduced the range of Abomination melee attacks - Reduced the damage of the Exploding Demon Lambs - Fixed an issue c |
| SKER RITUAL ANNIVERSARY UPDATE | 2025-04-24 | HAPPY SKER-VERSARY PLAYERS! On April 18th last year, Sker Ritual launched out of early access and we wanted to celebrate with a very special anniversary update this month! Take a look below at what you can expect... Sker Ritual Patch v.1.2.3 - 24/04/2025 NEW HIDDEN OBJECTIVE ADDED - A brand new hidden objective has been added! The Demon Lamb has teamed up with Y Cracen to wreck havoc all across Sker Island. Players will need to traverse all of the maps in this game wide hidden objective that also includes new boss mechanics. NEW HIDDEN OBJECTIVE REWARD ADDED -If you're cracked at this game you'll be able to earn yourself the special reward fo |
| Sker Ritual: 2025 | 2025-01-30 | Sker Ritual had an unforgettable 2024 with a massive launch, two big content updates plus a stream of new features! However, we know our players are eager to know what is coming in 2025. A free demo of Sker Ritual will be playable on PS4 and Xbox One. Players on these consoles will be able to experience solo play in the Cursed Lands of Lavernock for the first time! They will be up to date with all of Sker Ritual's content including new weapons and weapon skins but please note that your demo progress will not crossover to the full game. Following the demos, Sker Ritual will fully release on PS4 and Xbox One and be crossplay compatible. As we n |
| 1.2.2 | Bug Fixes & Optimisation | 2025-01-24 | This features a series of bug fixes and optimisation updates that are live now on all platforms. If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service. Sker Ritual Patch v.1.2.2 - 24/01/2025 BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS - Fixed an issue that caused a hidden music objective in "Deadly Lover's Fortress" to get stuck - Fixed an issue in the "Morgue" Menu Background that caused reflections to be white - Fixed an issue in the "The Stranger" Boss fight that caused reflections to be white - Fixed an issue that caused players to be stuck in the boss room after completing the hidden objectiv |
| 1.2.1 | NEW SKER PASS + CHRISTMAS UPDATE | 2024-12-09 | First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Horror Game Awards! As promised, we have now turned on the Christmas lights to get you all in the festive spirit but that's not all that we've got in this latest patch. Sker Ritual Patch v.1.2.1 - 05/12/2024 New "Tides of Terror" Sker Pass -7 brand new masks including our most requested theme: the Shark! -5 fun, new voice lines -4 blood-thirsty player icons -2 nautical themed menu backgrounds -Plus new menu music New Christmas Hidden Objective -Experience an all new Christmas themed Hidden Objective in the Deadly Lover's Fortress. Featuring our beloved Christmas lights, lots o |
| WE MADE ROUND 2 - VOTE FOR SKER RITUAL | 2024-11-12 | Sker Islanders, your votes got Sker Ritual into the Top 30 for the People's Choice Award at the Horror Game Awards. Thank you so much to every single person in the community who voted for Sker Ritual >> How can you vote? Simply by selecting Sker Ritual on THIS form! |
| VOTE FOR SKER RITUAL | 2024-10-31 | Sker Islanders, we need YOUR VOTE! The voting for the People's Choice Award at the Horror Game Awards has OPENED. Round One will run until Saturday 2 November and it would mean a lot to our team if you voted for Sker Ritual! How can you vote? Simply by selecting Sker Ritual on THIS form! Diolch, thank you! Wales Interactive |
| HOTFIX PATCH NOTES | Plus +50% XP Weekend | 2024-10-18 | This features a series of hotfix updates that are live now on all platforms. If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service. Not only that, to celebrate the launch of Tides of Terror, all players can experience +50% more XP this weekend, starting now! Sker Ritual Patch v.1.2.0 - 18/10/2024 - Hotfixes NEWLY ADDED - Added Keyboard & Mouse Support to PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S - Added the hidden objective songs as unlockable Menu Music when completing "House of the Damned", "Tides of Terror" - Added animation to the Wolf Mask DLC BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS - Reduced the c |
| Tides of Terror is OUT NOW | 2024-10-15 | Players, prepare yourselves for a brand new Sker Ritual experience! Tides of Terror is OUT NOW across all platforms. What does this new map have in store for you? You might want to check out the trailer below... Not only that, Sker Ritual will be on sale starting 6pm BST with 30% off! DLC will also be on sale! See below for the full patch notes! Sker Ritual Patch v.1.2.0 - 15/10/2024 - NEW MAP: Tides of Terror: Explore the wreckage and infected ruins on Sker Beach. - NEW WEAPON: Maelstrom - NEW PERK: More Gun: Increases weapon slots by 1 and ammo capacity by 5% - Winter Shield: Lowered the amount of damage reduction you receive from 80% to 50 |
| NEW WEAPON | Maelstrom | 2024-10-04 | Introducing Maelstrom, the all new special weapon which will feature in the upcoming Tides of Terror launching October 15th. We look forward to seeing you all set sail into our free content update in less than two weeks time! |
| 1.1.2 | NEW WEAPON ADDED | 2024-09-17 | Introducing the Auto Blunder, now available in every episode and Lucky! Arm yourself with this automatic shotgun themed on a blunderbuss, supercharge it to Tier 3 and drown your enemies with the mighty Tidebreaker. Alongside our newly added weapon, this patch also includes weapon skins that include a weapon XP grind for every weapon in Sker Ritual, even the special weapons! Once you've collected all the weapon skins you can unlock an ultimate mastery skin. Wait, there's more!? Find out the full patch notes below: Sker Ritual Patch v.1.1.2 - 17/09/2024 NEWLY ADDED - Added a new weapon: Auto Blunder (Tidebreaker when upgraded to Tier 3) - Added |
| SKER TREASURE REVEALED | 2024-09-13 | Did you notice the numbers lurking in our Tides of Terror teaser? We can now reveal that behind tose numbers was a special password "allhandsondeck" that unlocked another teaser over on our website. That teaser revealed that weapon skins are coming to Sker Ritual! This is just one of the weapon skins that you'll be able to grind in game VERY SOON. |