Valor Mortis: Napoleonic-era horror soulslike due in 2026

Valor Mortis is a single-player, first-person soulslike set in an alternate, war-torn version of 19th-century Eastern Europe during Napoleon’s campaigns. Developed by One More Level, the studio behind Ghostrunner, the game reimagines the Napoleonic era as a horror-soaked, plague-ridden battlefield where a resurrected French soldier wields supernatural powers against a corrupted army. Valor Mortis is planned for 2026 releases on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a closed playtest announced in the coming weeks and a playable demo at Gamescom 2025.

The game centers on William, a Grande Armée soldier who dies in combat and returns empowered by Nephtoglobin, a mysterious plague-like substance that warps his former comrades into grotesque, multi-tentacled abominations. This corruption not only drives the world’s horror aesthetic but also unlocks “Transmutations”—plasmid-like abilities that blend with traditional firearms and melee combat. Players navigate through a grim, corpse-strewn landscape, using a combination of muskets, blades and supernatural powers to push through a war-torn, plague-ridden Europe. The featured combat promises a methodical, brutal tempo, contrasting...