Sker Ritual
April 18, 2024
An intense, round-based, zombie horror shooter by indie developers at Wales Interactive. Play solo or up-to 4-players online, facing relentless waves of Quiet Ones whilst solving mysterious missions, uncovering Easter Eggs, upgrading steampunk weapons and obtaining Miracles — a vast network of Celtic God powers. It’s 1914, and Elisabeth Williams …
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68.0
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72.0
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48.0
"Overall, Sker Ritual was a lot more of what I wanted and way more than I could have expected from it. Is this going to be a Call of Duty: Zombies killer? Maybe not as of now, but it’s clearly …"
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70.0
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75.0
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70.0
"Leaving aside its connection with its survival horror forebear, Sker Ritual is a very conventional and competent multiplayer zombie shooter. It is at its best with a full team of friends who are prepared for its relentless pace and transparently …"
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60.0
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80.0
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75.0
"Combining objectives based missions and arena shooter mechanic makes Sker Ritual stand out from most shooters. Each map is unique and fun to explore, and it can easily be enjoyed solo or with friends. While the game won’t fully help …"
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62.0
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71.0
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68.0
"Sker Ritual is a classic horror cooperative shooter (also playable in single player) in which you&s;ll find elements already seen in similar games, from Call of Duty&s;s Zombie mode to Left 4 Dead and Killing Floor. Technical issued highlighted the …"
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68.0
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72.0
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45.0
"Sker Ritual has a lot of good, strong bones as a round-based horde shooter, it&s;s very easy to be having fun while playing and to recognize the things that it does well. Despite that it still feels half-baked, due to …"
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75.0
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65.0
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70.0
"It may not have the visual flair and marvelous shooting of Treyarch’s creations, on top of some annoying connection woes at launch – but since they seemingly abandoned the classic formula, Sker Ritual satisfyingly fills that classic Zombies-shaped hole in …"
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68.0
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92.0
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70.0
"Sker Ritual responds to the incessant demand from COD Zombies orphans by offering a game that traces almost every part of the mode presented by Treyarch sixteen years ago. If you&s;re a fan of co-operative FPS titles and don&s;t mind …"
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50.0
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70.0
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30.0
"Sker Ritual would have been easier to get along with if it had its own identity. It plays well and is genuinely entertaining, but if the developers are going to treat their work as a totally transient effort to exploit …"
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50.0
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70.0
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30.0
""Sker Ritual" is an old-school turn-based shooter that doesn&s;t quite fulfil the dream of a classic zombie mode. Although the game has its own fresh ideas, it fails in terms of performance."
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85.0
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75.0
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30.0
"With a few basic rules to follow, Sker Ritual works very well as a carefree multiplayer shooter. If the audience supports it and the content doesn&s;t take long to arrive, they can get their hands on a moderately long-lived title, …"
Read original review"This Maid of Sker spin-off goes all-in on intense co-op action, and fans of the Zombies mode in Call of Duty are likely to lap it up. It&s;s just a shame that Sker Ritual can be a little too overwhelming …"
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