Action role-playing game Valor Mortis will offer a 90-minute timed trial on PlayStation Plus Premium alongside its worldwide release on October 13, 2026. The test allows subscribers to sample the complete title with full save data progression transferring directly to the retail release if players decide to buy it.
Developer One More Level announced the trial alongside confirmation that the title will skip standard commercial pre-orders and paid early access models entirely. In an official statement published on social media, the development team stated: “Valor Mortis will be in Xbox Game Pass and we’ll have a 90 min PlayStation Plus Trial! We’re not asking for pre-orders so there’s NO advanced access and NO exclusive content locked behind a pre-purchase paywall. We’re confident that the game will speak for itself on October 13!”
Valor Mortis launch platforms and pricing editions
The dark fantasy title will arrive simultaneously across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC through Steam. While PlayStation users require an active subscription to the highest membership tier to test the opening segment, Xbox ecosystem members with an active Xbox Game Pass subscription can download the full release on day one without purchasing the base game separately.
Polish studio One More Level established a two-tier pricing structure for digital storefronts, forgoing conventional retail pre-order bundles. Players who purchase the project directly will encounter standard and expanded options at launch:
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- Standard Edition: US$ 39.99, containing the full base game release.
- Deluxe Edition: US$ 59.99, including cosmetic items and access to a future story expansion scheduled for 2027.
- PlayStation Plus Premium Trial: 90 minutes of gameplay with transferred save data upon purchase.
- Xbox Game Pass: day-one full catalog inclusion starting October 13, 2026.
- Campaign length: approximately 20 hours estimated by the developers for the primary storyline.
One More Level shifts from cyberpunk speed to historical dark fantasy
Based in Krakow, Poland, One More Level gained international prominence as the creator of the first-person action franchises Ghostrunner and Ghostrunner 2. Valor Mortis marks the independent studio’s transition toward soulslike combat mechanics while retaining its signature first-person perspective, moving away from futuristic urban settings into an alternate historical tragedy.
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Under the direction of Radosław Ratusznik, the game follows William Dowsett, a soldier in Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée voiced by actor James Alexander. Dowsett awakens from an unmarked battlefield grave in a plague-ravaged European continent, infected by a supernatural contagion that grants corrupting combat abilities. According to the studio, completing the primary narrative arc will take players roughly 20 hours of gameplay.
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Technical refinements follow steam next fest demo withdrawal
The October rollout follows internal technical adjustments made by the Krakow production team during the late stages of production. In September 2026, One More Level temporarily pulled a publicly playable demo version of Valor Mortis from Steam following user feedback regarding technical instability and performance drops during the Steam Next Fest event. The team stated at the time that optimization passes for the final build would resolve the stuttering and frame delivery issues identified during public testing.
Unlike standard free demos distributed openly across storefronts, the timed format selected for the PlayStation ecosystem operates under the strict boundaries of the PlayStation Plus Game Trials program. The 90-minute allotment sits on the shorter end of trial offerings on Sony’s service, where select high-profile releases occasionally offer up to four hours of unhindered testing. The trial download encompasses the full application file, allowing players who convert to standard ownership to continue from their exact checkpoint without re-downloading core assets.
PlayStation Plus Deluxe regional access details
Sony Interactive Entertainment divides its top subscription benefits between PlayStation Plus Premium in markets supporting cloud streaming and PlayStation Plus Deluxe in territories without native server infrastructure, including Brazil. One More Level’s announcement did not specify whether the 90-minute trial will be published under the Deluxe tier brand in these non-streaming regions on the same morning, although Game Trials traditionally populate both regional variants.
Valor Mortis launches worldwide on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
