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Sker Ritual update history

Last verified: 2026-10-24

Early Access was announced for 13 October 2022 and then moved up. The build went live on 6 October 2022 at 10:00 PT, with Lavernock. The table is that kind of date: something a post or a Steam news item actually said. The July 2026 editions post is explicit that no new gameplay was being announced, and that silence was not a shutdown notice. The post described support, community, storefront updates and planned cosmetics while saying future opportunities were being discussed. It is not a guarantee that no new gameplay will ever be developed.

Sker Ritual night exterior with a flaming staff and enemies under a red sky
Sker Ritual night exterior with a flaming staff and enemies under a red sky. Steam store screenshot, Wales Interactive.
Sker Ritual night courtyard with a weapon aimed past blue light on the ground
Sker Ritual night courtyard with a weapon aimed past blue light on the ground. Steam store screenshot, Wales Interactive.

What has a date

Steam news is the spine. Publisher posts fill the gaps. The official Steam announcements include a 29 January 2026 free-weekend item. Patch 1.3 has 10 July 2025 in its body and was published to the feed on 11 July: voice chat was a PC trial, alongside third-person and custom games. The latest explicitly numbered patch found in the retrieved official announcement feed is 1.3.1, dated 25 July 2025. That is a news-history finding, not a claim that every platform currently runs exactly that build; later unnumbered announcements also exist.

Confirmed milestones. Blank future on purpose.
DateWhat shipped
6 Oct 2022Early Access, Lavernock. Planned date had been 13 Oct.
15 Dec 2022The Ashes of Sker Hotel
8 Mar 2023Sewers of the Dead
31 May 2023Deadly Lover’s Fortress
18 Apr 20241.0 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series, at $24.99
31 May 2024PS5 crossplay, improved existing Party Code flow, PS5/Series offline launch option
22 Jul 2024House of the Damned, free
15 Oct 2024Tides of Terror, Maelstrom, More Gun
24 Apr 2025PS4, Xbox One, demos, Nightmare egg, host region
30 Apr 20251.2.3 hotfix patch notes, official Steam announcement
10 Jul 2025 (feed published 11 Jul)Patch 1.3: PC voice-chat trial, third-person, custom games
25 Jul 2025Patch 1.3.1; latest numbered patch found in fetched official feed
3 Oct 2025Hazard Levels cosmetic pack; not a Sker map
29 Jan 2026Free-weekend announcement; not a numbered patch
2 Jun 2026Skybound takes publishing
24 Jul 2026Nightmare and Inferno editions. No new gameplay announced
15 Oct 2026Separate game The Bleeding Veil announced; Steam currently targets Q2 2027
16 Oct 2026PS5 Cursed Edition physical re-release announced for early December
22 Oct 2026Epic free-claim window opens; ends 29 Oct at 15:00 UTC

Questions people ask

Is the game abandoned?

The 24 July 2026 post says the lack of a gameplay announcement is not an abandonment, and describes support and planned cosmetics while discussing future opportunities. It does not establish a live server-health check or rule out future gameplay forever.

When did Early Access start?

6 October 2022, a week earlier than the original 13 October plan.

Is there a 2026 content calendar?

Not a public one. This page will not draw future months.

Keep going

Is Sker Ritual dead online?Sker: The Bleeding Veil targets Q2 2027 on SteamNightmare Edition is not Nightmare difficulty

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