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Valor Mortis review - this Napoleonic first-person swordfighter is one of the freshest Soulslikes in years

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James Archer Rock Paper Shotgun
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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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