# Valor Mortis: what players say > The Ghostrunner studio’s first-person soulslike, set in a plague-ridden Napoleonic Europe, won over most of the players who reviewed it on launch day. Developer: One More Level. Publisher: Lyrical Games. Released 13 October. 80% of 151 player reviews recommend it (as of 13 October). ## In short Soulslike fans enjoy it most, praising the Napoleonic horror setting, the parries and the boss fights. The complaints are combat that some find clunky, with delayed enemy swings and stamina that runs out fast, along with crashes and stutter on some PCs and missing control options. Most call $39.99 a fair price. ## What players say Players praise the setting, the parries and the bosses. Delayed enemy attacks, short stamina, crashes on some PCs and missing control options draw the complaints. We read these reviews in full on 14 October. - 88 reviews from launch day: 55 positive, 8 mixed, 19 negative, 6 off-topic. - **The setting wins players over.** A plague-ridden Napoleonic Europe, twisted creature designs and the art direction draw the most praise. Many compare it to Dishonored and BioShock built around a soulslike’s structure. - **Most enjoy the parrying, and some find it unreliable.** Landing a parry and a finisher is the moment players mention most. Its critics point to enemies that hold a swing and then snap into it, attacks that reach further than the weapon, and stamina that runs out after three or four swings. - **It’s easier than the demo.** Players who tried the demo find the full game smoother and its opening gentler, after One More Level reworked combat, bosses and performance from demo feedback. Newcomers to the genre call it hard but learnable. - **Performance depends on the PC.** Many report smooth frame rates, on Steam Deck as well. Others hit crashes at launch or when loading a save, stutter in busy fights and a long black screen the first time it starts. - **Players want more control options.** Toggle sprint, button remapping on controllers and a wider field of view are the common requests, and for a few players their absence is enough to advise against it for now. - **The price earns goodwill.** Players call $39.99 fair for what they get, and several praise the studio for skipping pre-orders. ## Questions ### Is Valor Mortis worth it? Most players say yes. As of 13 October, 80% of 151 reviews recommend it. Soulslike fans who enjoy parrying get the most from it, while players who need toggle sprint or controller remapping may want to wait for a patch. ### Is Valor Mortis a soulslike? Yes. One More Level calls it a first-person action soulslike, with parries, dashes, finishers and supernatural powers. Players compare it to Dishonored and BioShock with a soulslike’s structure. ### Is Valor Mortis hard? Players call it demanding, especially the parry timing and the stamina limit, and most find it fair. Its opening is easier than the demo’s was. ### How long is Valor Mortis? One More Level puts the campaign at about 20 hours. A New Game Plus mode is planned for later this year. ### Does Valor Mortis run well on PC? For many players it runs smoothly, Steam Deck included. Others report crashes at launch or when loading a save, stutter and frame drops, and a long black screen the first time it starts. ### What PC do you need for Valor Mortis? The minimum is a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-10600K, 16 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or Radeon RX 5600 XT, for 30 fps at 1080p on Low with upscaling. One More Level recommends a Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i5-13400 and a GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6800 for 60 fps at 1440p on Medium. It needs 60 GB on an SSD. ### What’s in the Valor Mortis Deluxe Edition? At $59.99, it adds a story expansion due next year and several cosmetic weapon packs, the first of which is available now. ### When did Valor Mortis come out, and how much is it? 13 October 2026, on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, at $39.99. ## Sources 128. Steam: Valor Mortis, store page and user reviews: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/ 129. One More Level on Steam: Valor Mortis is available now, 13 October: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2828710/view/1846018067944755 130. One More Level on Steam: the price of Valor Mortis and its Deluxe Edition, 17 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2828710/view/1844115010491989 131. One More Level on Steam: launch times and New Game Plus plans, 9 October: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2828710/view/1846018067933467 132. One More Level on Steam: responding to feedback from the demo, 9 August: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2828710/view/1840310314349663 133. Lyrical Games press release: Valor Mortis on Xbox, PlayStation and PC, 7 June: https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2026/06/07/valor-mortis-arrives-september-24-on-xbox-playstation-and-pc-launches-day-one-on-xbox-game-pass/ Page: https://creativecult.digital/games/valor-mortis