Skybound Games takes on Global Publishing for Sker Ritual

Wales Interactive are proud to announce that Skybound Entertainment - the creator-first, multiplatform entertainment studio behind globally recognized franchises including Invincible™, The Walking Dead™, Impact Winter™ and Stillwater™ is now publishing Sker Ritual through Skybound Games, in partnership with 5^th Planet Games.

“When the opportunity arose to take on publishing Sker Ritual it felt like a natural fit for Skybound Games and our strategic partners, 5th Planet Games,” said David Alpert, CEO and co-founder of Skybound Entertainment. “We share Wales Interactive’s passion for the horror genre and are looking forward to supporting the continued success of Sker Ritual around the world, while providing the infrastructure to help both the audience and the game grow.” 

Publishing support from Skybound and 5th Planet Games will focus on catalog optimization, promotions, store sales and bundled offerings, among other activities, while the team here at Wales Interactive will continue to develop the game and oversee the growth of the Sker franchise overall.

“Skybound has a deep understanding of horror fans and overall expertise in the genre with The Walking Dead, Universal Monsters and other horror IP,” said Dr David Banner, MBE, CEO and co-founder of Wales Interactive. “Partnering with Skybound and 5th Planet Games allows us to tap into not only that knowledge, but their collective global reach as well, while our team can focus on what we do best – creating games and working to expand the Sker universe for our dedicated player community.”

Our team would also like to take a moment to express our gratitude to our players for their support, feedback, and yes - even the bug reports. We genuinely could not have reached this point without you and are thrilled to now have Skybound and 5th Planet supporting us and you all moving forward.

-Wales Interactive