Ever sinceThe Shiningterrified book readers and moviegoers, hotels have been a popular setting for the horror genre. There are a number ofhorror video gamesset in creepy hotels, and soon another can be added to the list, as Wales Interactive has announcedMaid of Sker.
Maid of Skeris a new horror game that will launch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One at some point in June, with aNintendo Switchrelease planned for October.Maid of Skeris set in 1898, and it tasks players with exploring the eerie Hotel Sker. Players will have to avoid dangerous enemies all the while taking in a “chilling story” that has been inspired by Welsh folklore and British horror.Maid of Skerwill also use re-imagined versions of Welsh hymns, which should go a long way in ensuring that the game is sufficiently unnerving.
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As far as the story goes,Maid of Skeris written by the same people who wrote the horror gamesSOMAandDon’t Knock Twice. It’s primarily based on the folktale of Elisabeth Williams, who died of heartbreak in the 1800s.
Additional details onMaid of Skerare scarce beyond what horror fans can put together from the trailer. The developers have confirmed that there will be no weapons for players to defend themselves, and that combined with the first-person view gives it a distinctAmnesia: The Dark Descent-vibe. However, it remains to be seen if the game can live up to the titles that inspired it.
The developers of the game previously worked on thelive-action horror gameThe Bunkeras well as the aforementionedDon’t Knock Twice. These certainly aren’t the most well-received horror games ever made, but they still have their fans. Needless to say, it will be interesting to see ifMaid of Skermanages to earn stronger reviews than its predecessors.
Maid of Skerisn’t the only first-person horror game to be announced recently.Monstrumwas recently confirmed for consoles, andcyberpunk horror gameObserver: System Reduxwas confirmed for PS5 and Xbox Series X. IfMaid of Skeris popular enough on current-generation platforms, one has to imagine that the developers would consider a next-gen port of the game as well, though nothing has been announced at the time of this writing.
Maid of Skerlaunches June 2020 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch release date in October.
