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Valor Mortis
You served Napoleon. You died for Napoleon. You have risen for Napoleon. You are William, a soldier of the Grande Armée brought back from a battlefield grave. But the Europe you awaken to is not the one you sacrificed for. A mysterious plague now sweeps the continent, and you have been reborn with its corrupting power pulsing through your veins. Valor Mortis is a first-person action soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner. Rise from death as a former soldier of Napoleon’s army. Wield supernatural powers, battle horrifying monsters, and unravel a conspiracy that threatens all of humanity.
- ONE MORE LEVEL
Platform scores
| Platform | Metascore | Userscore |
|---|---|---|
| PC | 78 | 7.7 |
| PlayStation 5 | 79 | 7.1 |
| Xbox Series X | Not stored | 5 |
What players said
Praise
- One of the best soulslikes out there. It’s visually delightful, features a brisk pace, and boasts a solid combat system. The campaign will keep you occupied for over twenty hours—all for a budget-friendly price of €40. It’s an absolute must-buy; support a project of such high quality.
- A great game overall and such a shame there s no new game plus built in, probably would have given a 9 otherwise. Glad to see smaller studio make such a high quality game it is impressive. It feels closer to a Dishonored to me rather than a soulslike but it is a great mix of many genre I love. It stays fairly accessible if you engage with the mecanics the game throws at you and I felt challenged enough but not quite as much as any From or Lies of P and so on. That's probably what makes it a great first step into this kind of game but might left a few more experienced players at rest. Music and sound design is amazing. I loved the level design and found the soul of the Fromsoft formula but the game came a bit short in the feeling of scale and wooow effect. At the start of an area, you see straight away where the path circle back which take away the surprise. Fair played to the devs overall you did an amazing job and please keep on going and thank you for your work !!
- Un buen juego estilo soul, es complicado y es rápido. Tienes que estar muy pendiente de los parrit, pero si te gusta este rollo es lo mejor. Tiene problema de optimación.
Criticism
- please consider hiring game designers before making games. There is nothing left to say.
- - Enemy placement feels old, it's just there to be annoying, not necessarily to be hard. It feels dumb. - Hitboxes are just a mess + Interesting idea - Overall a bit boring, not a lot going on
- Was soll das denn? Grafik und Gameplay aus dem letzten Jahrtausend. Sollte verboten und strafrechtlich verfolgt werden sowas!
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What critics said
Praise
- Although Valor Mortis follows the core principles of soulslike combat, the first-person perspective makes everything feel more personal and exhilarating. It’s not just the main feature that sets Valor Mortis apart from other soulslikes, but also one of its best traits. There are very little changes that you can bring to an already established formula, but One More Level, the team behind Valor Mortis, managed to find a way to approach the soulslike genre from a different perspective. Picking the Napoleonic era as the game setting is another great choice considering that the timeline hasn’t been exploited too much in the gaming industry, even though it’s extremely interesting. If not for the occasional bugs, Valor Mortis could have been a true masterpiece and sit alongside iconic titles in the same genre including Dark Souls and Elder Ring. What makes Valor Mortis a greater achievement than FromSoftware’s latest titles is the fact that it’s One More Level’s first soulslike. I hope the studio finds t
- Valor Mortis once again proves that a good combat system can make you forgive a game's glaring flaws. You know those few seconds when your swords clash and ring out? Those are the moments that remind me why I put myself through all this frustration in the first place.
Mixed
- Valor Mortis is a captivating take on the soulslike genre, framing the horrors of war through the viewpoint of William, one of Napoleon’s best and brightest. A genuine balancing act of systems, Valor Mortis takes both the good and bad from the genre, discarding enough of the latter to create an experience that’s challenging but forgiving enough.