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As games pile into September to avoid GTA 6, Ghostrunner studio's promising Soulslike Valor Mortis is shifting its release to escape the rush

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Valor Mortis
Genres · adventure, fps, rpg
Release · Oct 13, 2026
Developer · One More Level
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
64 articles 56 writers 11 reviews
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Active · 2020–2026
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Active · 1992–2026
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