VALOR MORTIS
Napoleon blown apart
The powerful historical figures are part of the Napoleonic era’s appeal, Bogdan Graczyk says. “Napoleon Bonaparte is a titanic figure, an emanation of extreme ambition”
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Developer One More Level
Publisher Lyrical Games, One More Level
Format PC, PS5, Xbox Series
Origin Poland
Release 2026
Valor Mortis
was initially planned to be a more straightforward action game, but it became more complex over time, its world seeming to suit a deeper experience.
For Graczyk, the firstperson perspective creates a more powerful experience. “There’s literally nothing standing in between you and your enemy. It gets really intense, really personal.”
Your sabre is twinned with a pistol – useful for targeting enemy weak points – or magic spells
This setting is relatively untapped, Ratusznik notes. “There are a lot of games set in the Victorian era but not many in the Napoleonic Wars”