New release · October 12–18, 2026
Valor Mortis: release date, price, platforms and gameplay
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Game release: · Full release. A first-person action soulslike from One More Level, combining close combat and supernatural powers in a plague-corrupted alternate Napoleonic Europe.
Article published: · Platform verified here: Windows PC on Steam.

Game at a glance
- Release date
- 2026-10-13
- Article published
- 2026-10-17
- Release stage
- Full release
- Platforms
- Windows PC (Steam listing verified)
- Genre
- First-person action RPG / Soulslike
- Play mode
- Single-player (Steam listing)
- Developer
- One More Level
- Publisher
- Lyrical Games, One More Level
- US Steam price
- $39.99 USD · base game
- Price checked
- 2026-10-17 · US store
Price is a dated US Steam snapshot, not a console price or a promise of today’s checkout total. Regional prices, taxes, editions and discounts can differ. Check the official store →
Source-based introduction · Official publisher information reviewed October 17, 2026
The first-person view changes the pitch
You play William, a soldier brought back from death into a changed Europe. The official combat presentation emphasizes parries, dashes and finishers. That makes reading an enemy from a first-person perspective central to the appeal, rather than treating the game as a conventional distant-camera action RPG.

Combat, powers and movement
The developer combines weapons with supernatural abilities and mobility. Learning the relationship between a safe opening, a defensive response and the next attack is the practical direction to investigate. This introduction does not invent an invincible opening build, a parry timing window or a boss damage number.

Exploration sits alongside the fights
The official premise includes environmental secrets and a story involving the plague and William’s resurrection. Compare the exploration and movement footage as well as combat before deciding. A dramatic encounter image alone does not explain the whole campaign’s rhythm.

Launch-version checks before buying
A first update is already documented by the developer, so check its notes and your current platform requirements. A pre-release test configuration or old performance report may not describe the installed release build. We do not promise a frame rate from the promotional footage or describe this as a hands-on review.

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Release scope and sources
The official Steam listing and launch announcement confirm October 13. The price and PC requirements in this page are the US Steam publisher snapshot, not a console price comparison.
Basic store facts, current US price and PC requirements come from the official Steam listing. Gameplay and presentation were cross-checked with the developer or publisher site and official release announcements. Images are unchanged publisher material used in editorial coverage of this game; they do not establish our own playtest or a performance result.
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PC system requirements
Requirements below are supplied by the Steam publisher, checked 2026-10-17. They are not our benchmark results.
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Ryzen 5 3600 / Core i5-10600K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 5600 XT / GTX 1660Ti
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD required. 30FPS @ 1080p on Low (with upscaling).
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Ryzen 7 5800X / Core i5-13400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 6800 / RTX 3070
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD required. 60FPS @ 1440p on Medium (with upscaling).