Updated
Updated · Variety · Jun 7
Valor Mortis Unveils Vincent Cassel's Napoleon, Sets Sept. 24 Launch at Xbox Showcase
Updated
Updated · Variety · Jun 7

Valor Mortis Unveils Vincent Cassel's Napoleon, Sets Sept. 24 Launch at Xbox Showcase

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 7

Summary

  • A new Xbox Games Showcase trailer gave the first look at Vincent Cassel as Napoleon Bonaparte in first-person Soulslike "Valor Mortis."
  • Cassel's Emperor addresses William — a resurrected Grande Armée soldier — in a supernatural 19th-century Europe where players use Napoleonic weapons and supernatural powers.
  • Sept. 24 is the release date for PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC via Steam, with the game also launching day one on Xbox Game Pass.
  • Kraków-based One More Level is developing the title for publisher Lyrical Games, the gaming arm Lyrical Media launched in 2025.

Insights

Beyond AAA visuals, what innovations does 'Valor Mortis' offer to a genre often criticized for its repetitive formula?
Is Vincent Cassel’s Napoleon a celebrity gimmick or will his performance bring new narrative depth to the genre?
How will 'Ghostrunner's' fast traversal merge with the deliberate, stamina-based combat of a traditional Soulslike?