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Maid of Sker

Wales Interactive · 2020-07-28

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 12, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jul 28, 2020 (Xbox One), Jul 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 28, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 26, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

Maid of Sker is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2020, priced at $24.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (79% of 2449 reviews).

4
playing now
79%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (139 downloads)
4.11★
PlayStation Store rating (674 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

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 "The Quiet Ones" control the place. He finds notes and gramophone records scattered around the hotel that reveal the history of Elisabeth's family.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 96 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,607 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 49k–111k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,468 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.75-81%
GOG$4.75-81%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.56 at GamersGate (2025-12-25) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 76 of 124 observed days · $1.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13613620202026Week of 2020-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
293Aug 2020Aug 2026Aug 2020 — avg 29 · peak 114Oct 2020 — avg 11 · peak 44Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 31Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 15 · peak 135Oct 2021 — avg 11 · peak 42Dec 2021 — avg 12 · peak 83Feb 2022 — avg 12 · peak 46Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2022 — avg 18 · peak 119Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 31Oct 2022 — avg 27 · peak 84Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 33Feb 2023 — avg 10 · peak 28Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 32Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 24Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 46Dec 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2024 — avg 8 · peak 28Apr 2024 — avg 11 · peak 33Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 30Aug 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 47Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 45Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 21Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$0.002020-07-212026-10-142020-07-21 — best price $22.492021-01-05 — best price $24.992021-05-10 — best price $24.992021-10-28 — best price $17.492022-01-24 — best price $17.492022-04-29 — best price $8.742022-08-08 — best price $24.992022-11-04 — best price $24.992023-01-20 — best price $9.992023-03-20 — best price $9.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-07-24 — best price $7.242023-09-18 — best price $24.992023-11-21 — best price $8.492024-01-18 — best price $9.992024-03-20 — best price $8.492024-05-21 — best price $24.992024-07-18 — best price $0.002024-09-16 — best price $24.992024-11-07 — best price $24.992025-01-16 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-05-07 — best price $9.992025-06-18 — best price $9.992025-09-04 — best price $7.492025-10-20 — best price $6.242025-12-11 — best price $7.492026-02-04 — best price $4.742026-03-12 — best price $7.492026-04-30 — best price $8.742026-06-18 — best price $8.492026-08-13 — best price $4.752026-09-05 — best price $24.992026-09-17 — best price $4.752026-09-29 — best price $4.752026-10-11 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $4.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

74162026-06-01 — 41 pageviews2026-06-05 — 53 pageviews2026-06-09 — 31 pageviews2026-06-13 — 31 pageviews2026-06-17 — 30 pageviews2026-06-21 — 29 pageviews2026-06-25 — 30 pageviews2026-06-29 — 24 pageviews2026-07-03 — 57 pageviews2026-07-07 — 43 pageviews2026-07-11 — 31 pageviews2026-07-15 — 30 pageviews2026-07-19 — 36 pageviews2026-07-23 — 41 pageviews2026-07-27 — 49 pageviews2026-07-31 — 36 pageviews2026-08-04 — 28 pageviews2026-08-08 — 35 pageviews2026-08-12 — 38 pageviews2026-08-16 — 32 pageviews2026-08-20 — 45 pageviews2026-08-24 — 42 pageviews2026-08-28 — 44 pageviews2026-09-01 — 28 pageviews2026-09-05 — 33 pageviews2026-09-09 — 47 pageviews2026-09-13 — 29 pageviews2026-09-17 — 32 pageviews2026-09-21 — 27 pageviews2026-09-25 — 44 pageviews2026-09-29 — 37 pageviews2026-10-03 — 51 pageviews2026-10-07 — 47 pageviews2026-10-11 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
43.8%
earned "Choking Hazard"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Polish…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-07-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)4,2372%30
Steam (Steam)2,2624%30
PS4 (PlayStation)7857%24
PS5 (PlayStation)6437%24
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreIndieActionHorrorMysteryStealthViolentAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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