Valor Mortis will arrive on Oct. 13, and PlayStation Plus members will be able to sample it the same day with a 90-minute trial. The first-person soulslike from One More Level Games is also launching on PC, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5, with full access on Game Pass at release.
That makes the game a clear search target now: the release date is fixed, the access model is unusual, and players on PlayStation Plus get a short window to decide whether William’s journey is worth buying. William is the fallen soldier in Napoleon's army at the center of the game, revived into a world where the plague has twisted his comrades into monsters.
The trial matters because it is not just a countdown demo. Progress made during those 90 minutes will be saved and carried over if players later buy the full game, which gives the session real weight instead of making it a throwaway preview. Valar Mortis costs $39.99 across all platforms, a price Lyrical Games said was chosen to help it compete in a crowded season of launches.
There is still one catch for players who want to line up early. Digital pre-orders are not available, even though physical editions can be pre-ordered, leaving anyone who wants to lock in a copy digitally with no way to do that before launch day. For PlayStation Plus subscribers, the open question is whether the 90-minute trial sits behind a specific tier or is available more broadly through the service.
That question will matter most on Oct. 13, when the game goes live and the first test of its opening hours begins. If the trial lands where expected, it gives William’s story a built-in try-before-you-buy path; if it is narrower than it appears, the launch-day pitch changes fast. Either way, the next step is simple: the game releases, and the first 90 minutes will tell players whether they want the rest.
