Valor Mortis Announced From Developer of Ghostrunner

Today astatine Gamescom Opening Night Live's pre-show, the developer of Ghostrunner revealed a caller game, Valor Mortis. It's a single-player, first-person soulslike taking spot successful an alt-history Eastern Europe during a fictionalized mentation of Napoleon's invasion.

In Valor Mortis, you play arsenic William, a French worker who died successful battle, and who has mysteriously travel backmost with the powerfulness to power a corrupting, plague-like substance called the Nephtoglobin. The Nephtoglobin has corrupted his erstwhile comrades-in-arms, but William tin usage it to combat against Napoleon and his service to reclaim his home.

Valor Mortis looks plentifulness gory and gruesome, with each sorts of assemblage fearfulness going connected arsenic enemies crook into progressively messed up zombie things from the effects of the Nephtoglobin. In turn, uncovering much of that substance appears to heighten your ain abilities, letting you bash things similar sprout occurrence retired of your hands.

Valor Mortis is planned for a 2026 motorboat connected PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles. A closed playtest volition beryllium held successful the coming weeks, and you tin motion up for it connected the authoritative website.

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