Sker Ritual Launches On PS4 & Xbox One - Anniversary Update

This features new additions and fixes 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.

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...

Previous Console Gens Added

We have added support for Playstation 4, Playstation 4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox One S and Xbox One X. Free demos for these consoles are also now available. Crossplay for these platforms have also been enabled!

New Hidden Objective Added

A brand new hidden objective has been added on nightmare mode! 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 for completing the new hidden objective. Behold...THE EGG. This demonic, fluorescent mask with it's swirling animation will surely get you noticed on Sker Island.

New Limited Time Anniversary Mask Added

Rise Ser Abraham! For this anniversary and future anniversaries, this brand new limited time mask will be available for just TWO WEEKS. Play Sker Ritual in that time to unlock it.

Additions & Improvements to All Platforms

• Added Contextual Icons to the Pinging System

• Added "Host Region" option in Networking Options, it allows you to override which region your private games are hosted in and which matchmaking region is preferred

• Added an option to expand matchmaking to more maps if it takes long

• Increased Size of Cross-Platform Icons in UI

• Changed the font of the player name in player inspect menus

• Improved performance on every platform

• Increased damage of "The Plague" from 280 to 360 (because people said nice things about it on our socials :) )

• Seasonal rewards are now hidden when not in season & haven't been unlocked

• Fixed an issue that causing recoil and other camera movement to change based on framerate

• Fixed an issue causing the randomised cosmetics to not randomise after exiting the menu

• Fixed an issue in "Sewers of the Dead" causing players to get stuck on doors

• Fixed an issue causing the game to remain paused when exiting while the host has paused a game in multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in matchmaking causing players for specific maps to never be found

• Fixed an issue causing the revive orb to break sometimes

• Fixed an issue where the inventory would desync in multiplayer

Additions & Improvements to PC (Steam & Epic)

• Added Monitor Selection support

• Improved Upscaling Options

• Updated to DLSS 3 on NVIDIA Cards

• Added Spatial-Temporal Post-processing Upscaling

Additions & Improvements to Xbox Series X|S

• Fixed an issue causing the skybox to glitch on "Tides of Terror" in Quality mode

Double XP Activated

For one whole week earn double XP game wide!

This patch contains a lot of work underneath the game to improve it, so there is an increased chance of additional bugs that we didn't find in testing. We'd appreciate any help in reporting these bugs to us. Please reach out to the team across all platforms and we'll be able to help fix them as best we can.