SKALD: Against the Black Priory

Summary

You drag yourself from the black tides, across the corpses of drowned men, and onto the unwelcoming, craggy shoreline. Gulls cry overhead and the stink of seaweed fills your nose. By some miracle you have made it to Idra. It will take all your skill to survive and unravel the eldritch mysteries of the Black Priory. Pray your sanity holds.

'Skald: Against the Black Priory' is an old-school roleplaying game that combines modern design and a fully realised narrative with authentic 8-bit looks and charms.

Delve into a dark fantasy world, full of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian, cosmic horror. Explore an engaging, branching story mixed with rich exploration and crunchy, tactical, turn-based combat that will seem familiar yet innovative to RPG fans, old and new.

SKALD: Against the Black Priory System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:

Windows 10

CPU:

Intel i5 or AMD equivalent

RAM:

4 GB RAM

GPU:

Intel Iris / AMD Vega or equivalent

HDD:

500 MB available space

👍 Recommended Specs

OS:

Windows 10

CPU:

Intel 7th Gen or AMD equivalent

RAM:

8 GB RAM

GPU:

Nvida GTX Series 10 or equivalent onboard graphics

HDD:

500 MB available space

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Slant Magazine

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70

Yet even these rough edges work in concert toward something singular and idiosyncratic. Indeed, the story becomes hard to pin down in the lead-up to a truly audacious ending, and the occasional abandonment of combat fortifies the horror undertones far more effectively than simply killing everything in your way. Skald may be easy to distill to its overt influences, but its best moments use those touchstones to build something new.

June 7, 2024

Impulsegamer

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80

SKALD is loving, expertly crafted, niche experience. It's Commodore 64 games and H.P. Lovecraft stories, so you'll have the best experience if you love both.

June 5, 2024

RPG Fan

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89

SKALD is one of those games that brings a smile to your face when you’re playing it despite the dark and mature content. The design evokes fond memories but also adds enough modern sensibilities and systems to make playing comfortable and approachable. The graphics and sound take root in your psyche and you are drawn to the title in much the same way the main character is drawn into the island’s mysteries. It’s not perfect; the frustrations with the combat and technical bugs preclude that, but it’s still a wonderful reminder that sometimes the old ways are best. Just like the Great Old Ones promise.

June 3, 2024

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