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SKALD: Against the Black Priory
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This is a very good game, I enjoyed it quite a bit, and it reminded me of some of the older tabletop campaigns I took part in during my teens, set in gritty dark fantasy settings. Back then however I was roleplaying as an edgelord, now I mostly roleplay as a competent person.…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“The story, setting, and music were stunning.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“I've enjoyed the gameplay to this point but I'm struggling to continue for one simple reason: it's extremely hard to see what's what during combat and I frequently end up mis-clicking, making combat harder and more tedious than it should be. Getting wiped out by enemies due to…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Strategy · Singleplayer · Minimalist · Atmospheric · Exploration · Horror · Turn-Based Strategy · Story Rich · Character Customization · Choices Matter · Class-Based · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.skaldrpg.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris / AMD Vega or equivalent DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space