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Maid of Sker
Developer Wales Interactive
Maid of Sker () is a 2020 first-person survival horror game developed and published by Wales Interactive. The game is set in 1898 in the Sker Hotel, on an imaginary island called Sker Island. The protagonist, Thomas Evans, is invited by his lover, Elisabeth Williams, to uncover the mysteries of the hotel after she notices her family's strange behavior. While exploring the hotel, Thomas learns cult followers called… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
255 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
125 positive · 49 negative
95% range 65–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 125 | 49 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 14 | 1 | 54 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 1 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
762 of 985 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 124 yes, 51 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,948 of 2,476 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere and sound design, calling it a tense horror experience. [1][2][3] Some find the stealth repetitive and the story predictable, with boring enemy AI. [4][5][6] A few reviewers note the game is short and recommend it on sale. [7][2][5]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
I put not recommended, but it's really closer to neutral. 4.5/10 maybe. Story is serviceable, and the atmosphere and sound design are well done. The enemies are just boring. From what I've seen they are also all the same. There are only two ways to engage with them: wait for them to pass, or (once you get the stun ball) sprint through them, gather them, and stun them all so you can accomplish whatever you need. They …
- [1]
Maid of Sker: The Hotel Breathes With You There are games that scare you with what they show. Maid of Sker is a game that scares you with what it plays. From the moment you step into the crumbling grandeur of Sker House, the soundscape takes hold and doesn't let go. Footsteps on warped floorboards, the distant creak of a rocking chair, the wet rasp of a Quiet Man in an adjacent room — this is horror architecture …
- [2]
A folklore flavored horror snack: tense, short, and jumpy Maid of Sker is a short survival horror that borrows from Resident Evil 7, Outlast, and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. No combat here—just sneaking, running, and holding your breath while enemies hunt you by sound. It’s pretty mid overall. Atmosphere is solid, the Welsh folklore angle is a nice change of scenery, and the sound design with headphones really …
- [7]
Honestly, I think Maid of Sker is kind of a 7/10 game, it won't blow your mind, but you'll probably have a good time. So in a bundle or discount, you can't really go wrong.
- [8]
Decent game. Similar to the Outlast series with creeping around the place. I love the fact this game is from Wales and had Welsh songs in it! Only slight annoyance is saving the game at certain points. I can't bear having to re-do certain parts of a game where you have to creep around as it can be really slow and tedious, so that became annoying now and again. Thankfully it didn't happen a lot. It has a decent story …
Summarised from 34 of the 255 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Maid of Sker talk about great atmosphere and sound design; those who didn't talk about repetitive stealth and enemy AI. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Maid of Sker received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Andrew King of GameSpot rated the game 4 out of 10, writing that the story and surroundings were initially interesting, but the overall gameplay experience became increasingly disappointing and occasionally frustrating, and took issue with the predictable plot development and ending. Eurogamer writer Vikki Blake thought the gameplay was frustrating at times, but she found the overall experience became more enjoyable over time. She lamented the lack of emotional connection to the game's protagonist, Thomas, and concluded that Maid of Sker "does little to surprise the player or push the genre…
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Reactions
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neutral · AI labelView post →[Epic Games] Maid of Sker | 100% Off/ Giveaway. Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from British folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
neutral · AI labelView post →You play a weak little mouth-breather who starts to black out as soon as he holds his breath, and can't throw a punch to literally save his life. Your enemies have stapled bags to their heads so they can't see, but you're such a pathetic POS you still can't best them in a fist-fight. Your girlfriend is probably a cult leader, pretending to be trapped to lure you there--not a spoiler, just a guess: I haven't finished yet, but unlike our hero, I'm genre aware. I can't blame her either, I kind of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silence may be golden, but here, it's survival.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I put not recommended, but it's really closer to neutral. 4.5/10 maybe. Story is serviceable, and the atmosphere and sound design are well done. The enemies are just boring. From what I've seen they are also all the same. There are only two ways to engage with them: wait for them to pass, or (once you get the stun ball) sprint through them, gather them, and stun them all so you can accomplish whatever you need. They just feel lazily designed, which isn't a bad thing if they are filler around…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best feeling is playing a game to completion. We completed Maid of Sker and viewed both endings today! Thank you raiders: @n43r0.bsky.social @waomeo.bsky.social We raided mikikujira @ X who was playing Black Myth Wukong! www.twitch.tv/chococotv/cl... #vtuber #gaming
positive · AI labelView post →Round-based co-op zombie game Sker Ritual gets a full release next month. >Wales Interactive's co-op zombie survival game, Sker Ritual, is finally coming out of early access on 18th April 2024. >Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, the 1.0 release of the round-based co-op survival FPS and spin-off to horror, Maid of Sker, will include everything players know from the early access release, along with "new objectives, weapons, and story content", too. >The game sits on a "mostly positive"…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a pretty good game so far, but I could have done without the part of them beating the dog
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeet (Yeet), skrt (Yeet) Yeet (Skrt), skrt (Skrt) Roll up (Yeet), drop that (Yeet) Skrt that (Yeet), pop that (Yeet) Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy You never loved me, mom But I needed you, woah Yeah
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably one of the least frightening (I would say not at all) games I have ever played. First, the gameplay itself is slow and shallow, like, what do you mean this is a game about creatures that can only hear you and you can't throw something to get there attention? Only hold your breath with both hands like a toddler. Second, the atmosphere is generic lovecraftian; really the basic b of lovecraftian horror settings. Third, the story is meh. Everything is pretty much disseminated to you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just under three hours, and it's repetitive and almost boring. I'd give it a neutral review if that was an option, but there just isn't enough to push it to positive for me. It's got a serviceable story, great visuals, a painfully linear game-loop, minimal villain variety, basic mechanics and goals, and it just got old fast for me. It isn't a bad game by any means, and it's worth it on sale if you're curious. I just can't really suggest it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker is a very interesting game that I found a bit cliche but still rewarding. The game was a problem experience for me, having no crashes or issues. The story is compelling enough, but I do feel that there is not enough to go on to fully understand the lore. I would like an extended version of the game that allowed for more exploration and explanation of how things came to be. While cliche, I found it still enjoyable and liked how the various endings played out. I recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very weak horror game, story is kind of ok. The horror game consists of stealth and only stealth, which is funnily enough can be solved by simply running through "scary" monsters. Literally it is just you memorising their movement patterns and then crawling through an expected-to-be free pathway. All of that is to find audio recordings of the story or get phone calls from a person in-trouble. No other methods to communicate the story were used. The setting is a house, four medium-sized…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker promises an atmospheric horror survival puzzle game, but doesn't pull through due to a lack of depth in the story development, flat characters, and boring, repetitive stealth mechanics that add significant game time padding. Despite it's beautiful environmental design, this game would have been better as a point and click adventure. The Welsh Folklore is barely touched on in the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker: The Hotel Breathes With You There are games that scare you with what they show. Maid of Sker is a game that scares you with what it plays. From the moment you step into the crumbling grandeur of Sker House, the soundscape takes hold and doesn't let go. Footsteps on warped floorboards, the distant creak of a rocking chair, the wet rasp of a Quiet Man in an adjacent room — this is horror architecture built almost entirely from audio. It is, in a word, exceptional. The game's story…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ABSOLUTE CINEMA TRASH ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I'M ACTUALLY MAD BOUGHT REVIEWS FRFR WORST GAMEPLAY I'VE (SCHWESTA) EVA EXPERIENCED NOT EVEN A 6 out of 7 oder watt THE BEST THING WAS THE DOGGO, THAT YOU SEE FOR 2 SECONDS NOW I'M GONNA GO OUT FOR A RUN AND GRAB A SHAWARMA. I KNOW YOU DONT CARE. MY CAPSLOCK IS BROKEN, THAT'S WHY I'M SHOUTING
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A really short game — I finished it in less than 4 hours. Maid of Sker doesn’t feel like it was made with the story in mind. Despite an interesting premise and good cutscenes, the plot feels unnecessary, and the ending just adds confusion to it. Stealth is clunky, monotonous, and way too easy — enemies follow predictable patterns, avoiding them mostly means holding Ctrl when they’re nearby and holding your breath when they’re even closer. While playing, I had a lot of associations with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker: Boring horror. You walk quietly. You hide. The weirdos hear. It won't be scary. The plot is bad. The graphics are old. Don't play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent game. Similar to the Outlast series with creeping around the place. I love the fact this game is from Wales and had Welsh songs in it! Only slight annoyance is saving the game at certain points. I can't bear having to re-do certain parts of a game where you have to creep around as it can be really slow and tedious, so that became annoying now and again. Thankfully it didn't happen a lot. It has a decent story and overall I enjoyed it :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is short but pazzle its so good and auto save is not in game that bad and jumpscare not mach i rate 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker is an atmospheric survival horror game that puts a strong focus on storytelling and tension rather than action. If you're expecting a fast-paced horror experience, this may not be the game for you. However, if you enjoy narrative-driven horror, it's definitely worth checking out. The biggest highlight for me was the story. Inspired by Welsh folklore, the game presents an intriguing mystery that kept me interested from start to finish. Uncovering the secrets behind the hotel was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice atmosphere, nice art and music. But bad gameplay. The breathing mechanism is stupid. The enemies are distractions rather than real threats, their AI is pretty random. The puzzles are not fun. The FPS challenges are funny but not the same as a real FPS. And no it's not scary. Amnesia without creatures is more scary than this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AMAZING GAME ITS PERFECT FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE QUIET AND STEALTH HORROR I PLAYED FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND KINDA LOVE THE GAME
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this is a fun game for beginners to the horror franchise. You can have monsters chasing after you likes it Resident Evil or play it safe, if you want a jumpscare here or there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the visual art style, and welsh setting. But otherwise it's generic and plain. Nothing to write home about.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly... really disappointed. I had huge hopes for this one. The enemy AI is absolutely horrible and inconsistent, and the evasion mechanic (essentially, holding your breath) just isn't that reliable. plus the story is a bit dull (though I do appreciate the Lovecraftian overtones) and the puzzles sometimes just don't make much sense, or the clues can be very obscure (if you actually find them). Overall, it's just not that scary, more an exercise in tedium. I am going to finish it, but only…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I gotta be honest, I am not e very fan of horror games but I have been trying a few and Maid of Sker, was without a doubt, a very decent one! Visually not impressive, even when compared with other games from 2020, and mechanically not that innovative, it end up delivering a decent horror experience through an OK story. A game to take into consideration, if you like a good horror game at a decent price. Fully recommend it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't change items in my hand, 2 years since this bug, still not fix
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a generic walking simulator psychological horror games where you just hide from your enemy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got my voice back so let's play a spooky game! Tonight's choice is Maid of Sker. Twitch.tv/valkyrieshepard #twitch #vtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly, I think Maid of Sker is kind of a 7/10 game, it won't blow your mind, but you'll probably have a good time. So in a bundle or discount, you can't really go wrong.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker is really two games, not one. The first is an exploration mystery in which you try to rescue your beloved from a dastardly scheme of greed and murder. This mostly consists of working through levels which, although semi-open, are largely linear in practice. You look for the usual collectibles and lore, along with keys and McGuffins in the form of music sheets and cylinders. There are enemies scattered throughout, but the gameplay mostly depends on being patient and not getting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just completed the game. I love the visuals and art direction. I think they are very interesting and overall the game creates a spooky atmosphere. There were moments where it legitimately spooked me and got a few jumps out of me as well. However I don't recommend this game for a few reasons. The main reason was because the enemy ai was so annoying that is made me curse! And I'm a person that rarely curses. In the game the main mechanic is that you hold your breath to avoid getting detected…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts of interesting but then shoots the load too fast and becomes just like any other horror game. Nothing stands out except the music. Stopped because I just got bored with it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Current objective: Escape. This game was good, really nailed the atmosphere, but all good things must come to an end. Maid of Sker streaming live in 5 minutes! www.twitch.tv/willowcervidae #vtuber #envtuber #goinglive
positive · AI labelView post →New game finally! Been a good bit since we started Nine Sols so I've got a decent back log. We'll be live with Maid of Sker in 5 minutes! www.twitch.tv/willowcervidae #vtuber #envtuber #goinglive
neutral · AI labelView post →[url=store.steampowered.com/app/826940/Maid_of_Sker/]Maid of Sker pairs occasional tense moments with stealthy exploration. Slow start feels like an increasingly eerie walking simulator, and keeps a steady pace except when chased or attacked by blind monsters. Hold your breath to stay silent and move past enemies undetected. A few easy puzzles shuffle things up. Locked doors require special keys, causing some minor backtracking, often optional. Found notes, phone booth conversations and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam Replay 2025: Maid of Sker was very atmospheric and looked beautiful, certainly got a good few scares out of me but the ambience and setting is what really sells this game, would love to see more from the developer. #IndieHorror #indiegame #HorrorGame #pcgaming #Gaming
positive · AI labelView post →TIGA Games Industry Awards 2025: The winners in full - TIGA. TIGA (the Europe based The Independent Game Developers' Association,) held their awards last night! Here's a list of the winners as copied from their website: BEST ACTION & ADVENTURE GAME 2025 Atomfall -Rebellion BEST AUDIO DESIGN 2025 Forza Horizon 5 - Playground Games BEST ARCADE GAME 2025 Astro Bot -Sony Interactive Entertainment BEST USE OF A LICENCE 2025 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Saber Interactive BEST…
neutral · AI labelView post →A folklore flavored horror snack: tense, short, and jumpy Maid of Sker is a short survival horror that borrows from Resident Evil 7, Outlast, and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. No combat here—just sneaking, running, and holding your breath while enemies hunt you by sound. It’s pretty mid overall. Atmosphere is solid, the Welsh folklore angle is a nice change of scenery, and the sound design with headphones really sells the tension. But the story is predictable, enemy AI gets repetitive, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great story, art design, atmosphere, and music. lechyd da!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game looks, and runs great. Well optimised but TAA looks awful in this game. It's like it adds motion blur. Graphics are great, gameplay is just okay. Not the best. Story is mid and the game really just is not scary at all. Overall it's not bad, not great but I wouldn't recommend it to be honest. I didn't finish the game though I did get close, sadly it is one of them games that have no help in getting around or hints to point you where to go. So I got lost and kept going the wrong way…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker It's one of my favorite fps horrors definitely. But it's a game with a handful of faults too. It's somewhere in the middle. A great time and worth every penny at 60% regardless. store.steampowered.com/app/826940/M...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm a horror fan, I can feel when something is good, and this is good. It deserves a chance. As soon as I have time, I hope to play it. I know the story's introduction. Horror fans, go for it. It's not expensive. Especially at spring sale, summer sale etc...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its Scaredy Caturday! Time for more Maid of Sker, totally not scared of this game at all heheh :3 www.twitch.tv/theoccultneko
neutral · AI labelView post →Got some suggestions regarding the horror game after we finish Song of Horror, commenting which one you like the sound of and RT is much appreciated! 1. Alien Isolation 2. The Bunker 3.RE1 remake 4. Visage 5. Maid of Sker 6. Dark wood 7. Monstrum #horror #videogame #stream
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably the lamest horror game ever. I was ready to be shocked, scared, terrified, pissed myself. But no, there's no such anything close to scare about this game. The lame linear plot is basically to avoid middle aged, blind men with literally no weapon and barely look threatening whatsoever! And to make it challenging, the game doesn't allow u to fight these men. Idk maybe it'll be considered as bullying?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2020: Maid of Sker by Wales Interactive - the first horror game I ever streamed! A historical Welsh survival horror game in the real-life Sker House (fictionalised as a hotel) where blind enemies can detect you if you make too much noise. Great story, atmospheric, lots of fun. Check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →Yeet (Yeet), skrt (Yeet) Yeet (Skrt), skrt (Skrt) Roll up (Yeet), drop that (Yeet) Skrt that (Yeet), pop that (Yeet) Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy You never loved me, mom But I needed you, woah Yeah
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴LIVE ON www.twitch.tv/deathbl00ms 🔴 18+[ENG/FR] [NEW GAME] [FIRST PLAYTHROUGH] [MAID OF SKER] "Oh nooo... I was 'maid' to be 'Sker'ed *wheeze* Join me! #Vtubers #deathbl00ms #deathblooms #twitch #streamer
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a real masterpiece!!! I REALLY liked the game!!! If you like games similar to Alien Isolation and Amnesia Bunker, Industria (and, unfortunately, there are no others like it anymore!), where there are horrors, stealth, solving various interesting puzzles, then you are here! Such games are very rare.I wish the developers great success and hope that you will make another similar game! The musical accompaniment in the game is simply magnificent! Это просто шедевр !!! Игра ОЧЕНЬ понравилась…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would recommend this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker and Sker Ritual PS5 are back in stock and on sale at VGP! 👉 tinyurl.com/2m95dycn Singles: $29.99 / 21.99 USD each Bonus 2 Game Bundle: $54.99 / 40 USD (Save $5 CAD 27.50 / 19.99 USD each) - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →“Maid of Sker” ultimately left me feeling more exhausted than scared. This walking sim has all the makings of a great atmospheric game—great visuals, an eerie vibe, and a story that could have been intriguing—but it’s let down by repetitive gameplay and poorly designed mechanics. The game leans heavily on stealth, which wouldn't be a problem if the AI weren’t so frustrating. The enemies’ just made things more annoying than tense. I never felt truly scared, just irritated when I had to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Welsh folklore, set in an isolated hotel steeped in dark history. You explore its halls while avoiding enemies by staying silent, relying on stealth rather than combat to survive. The game really shines through its atmosphere. The setting is eerie, the sound design plays a huge role in building tension, and the focus on silence makes every movement feel risky. While gameplay is fairly simple, it does a good job of creating…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stream over! We finished Maid of Sker, it's a pretty good game! I liked the story and absolutely loved the music! Raided OrcanTyr
positive · AI labelView post →After a morning of successful estate sale hunting, now it's time to game! Playing Maid of Sker! Come hang (quietly...)! Twitch.tv/rohara
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight, at 7 pm CDT, I will be streaming @walesinteractive.bsky.social 's Maid of Sker for Short Game Fridays over on both Twitch and YouTube. You're always welcome to join me when I'm live. #Vtuber #EnVtuber #Vsky #indiehorror
neutral · AI labelView post →Maid of Sker and Sker Ritual PS5 are both on sale at VGP! 👉 tinyurl.com/2m95dycn Singles: $29.99 / 21.99 USD each Bonus 2 Game Bundle: $54.99 / 40 USD (Save $5 CAD 27.50 / 19.99 USD each) - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →Silence may be golden, but here, it's survival.
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