<s>
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2020	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wales	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
particular	O
source	O
was	O
Sker	O
House	O
—	O
a	O
historic	O
place	O
situated	O
just	O
outside	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Porthcawl	O
,	O
near	O
Bridgend	O
,	O
Wales	O
—	O
made	O
famous	O
by	O
The	O
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
,	O
the	O
three-volume	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
R	O
.	O
D	O
.	O
Blackmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
saving	O
system	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
typewriter	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
gramophone	O
in	O
the	O
saving	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
July	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
26	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
plot	O
while	O
criticising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
titled	O
Sker	O
Ritual	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
2023	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Thomas	O
Evans	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
navigates	O
through	O
the	O
eerie	O
and	O
abandoned	O
Sker	O
Hotel	O
in	O
1898	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
manual	O
save	O
style	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
saving	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Outlast	B-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Wales	O
Interactive	O
using	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28th	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
26th	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
folk	O
story	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
haunted	O
Sker	O
House	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
haunted	O
by	O
Elisabeth	O
and	O
a	O
sailor	O
ghosts.The	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
survival	O
mechanic	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
sound-based	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
psychological	O
horror	O
genre	O
with	O
gothic	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
emotional	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Thomas	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Maid	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sker	I-Application
"	O
does	O
little	O
to	O
surprise	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
push	O
the	O
genre	O
forward	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.com	O
criticised	O
faults	O
revolving	O
around	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
while	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wccftech	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
not	O
breaking	O
the	O
mold	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
formula	O
in	O
any	O
significant	O
way	O
"	O
and	O
not	O
being	O
innovative	O
enough	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
horror	O
elements	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
73/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Wales	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
Sker	O
Ritual	O
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
Q2	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
