Maid of Sker coming to PS5 and Xbox Series on May 26 alongside ‘FPS Challenge Modes’ update
One-second load times on PlayStation 5.Wales Interactive will release PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of survival horror game Maid of Sker on May 26 alongside a free update for the existing PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions that adds first-person shooting challenge modes, the publisher and developer announced.
Here is an overview of the update and enhanced editions, via Wales Interactive:
Free Update
- Game Modes
- The Long Night
- Escape the terror of Sker Hotel.
- An array of weapons at your disposal, featuring a felling axe, .357 Magnum, sawn-off double-barreled shotgun, and a bolt-action infantry rifle.
- Lives are limited, you get three chances only.
- Axe of Kindness
- Get up close and personal with your felling axe!
- A life-saver, receive full health on respawn.
- Lives are limited, you get three chances only.
- Nightmare at the Hotel
- A full array of weapons at your disposal.
- Enemies are much stronger and harder to take down.
- Take no chances, respawns are unavailable.
- An extreme challenge!
- In Darkness
- A full array of weapons, and a flashlight, at your disposal.
- Darkness prevails and health doesn’t restore.
- Lives are limited, you get three chances only.
- Weapons
- Felling axe
- .357 Magnum
- Sawn-off double-barreled shotgun
- Bolt-action infantry rifle
- Enemies – Six enemies patrolling Sker Hotel, some new, some familiar, all with unique powerful abilities.
- Achievements – 10 new Achievements / Trophies added.
- Additional – Support added for PlayStation DualSense Controller.
Enhanced Editions / Technical Improvements
- PlayStation 5
- FPS Challenge Modes.
- 4K resolution at 30 frames per second / 1440p resolution at 60 frames per second modes (Fidelity / Performance).
- DualSense haptic feedback. Better footsteps, gunshots, bumping into things, healing etc.
- DualSense Adaptive Triggers. Used on different guns, including phonic modulators.
- Has different strengths, how hard it is, when it releases, etc.
- Improved texture resolution.
- Quicker loading times. One second on PlayStation 5 (was 10 to 15 seconds on PlayStation 4 / 3 to 4 seconds on PlayStation 5 with backward compatibility).
- Xbox Series
- FPS Challenge Modes.
- Xbox Series X – 4K resolution at 30 frames per second / 1440p resolution at 60 frames per second modes (Fidelity / Performance).
- XSS – 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second.
- Improved texture resolution.
- Quicker loading times.
- PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
- FPS Challenge Modes.
- Windows 10 PC
- New release on Microsoft Store.
- Uncapped frame rate and resolution.
- Supports Xbox Play Anywhere.
Maid of Sker is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam.
Watch a new trailer below.