Get ready to fight your way through hordes of horrifying mutants, “the Quiet Ones” and get the first glimpse of the upcoming survival shooter Sker Ritual. Wales Interactive have announced that the Sker Ritual demo will be available during the Steam Next Fest even from June 13th to 20th, 2022.

The demo will allow you to customize your character’s horror themed masks and play Solo or Private and Quick Play matchmaking modes that include up to 4 players co-op.

In the beta version, you will need to survive The Cursed Lands of Lavernoc map that includes some of the story objectives and explorable areas such as a small fishing village, abandoned cathedral, the ancient farmland, and a secret underground laboratory. You will also be able to visit The Laughing Policeman’s shop and the steampunk inspired Magnificent Munitions Upgrade Station to buy a variety of weapons and upgrades.

The demo will be limited to 30 minute game sessions that can be replayed as much as you want. This limited version is considered an alpha test that marks the end of this stage in development. The next beta stage will last until the game’s early access launch.

Here’s what you can expect in the upcoming beta test:

– Additional maps

– Additional guns, steampunk upgrades, masks and further customisation

– Boss Events and Top Tier enemies

– Additional Elites with unique powers

– Complex Objectives and Easter eggs

– Advanced functionality for the unannounced ‘Miracles’ system

– Improved mechanics for the unannounced revive system

Sker Ritual launches Steam Early Access this summer, with PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X/S console launch in Q1 2023.

Are you going to check out the demo? What do you think about the game?

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