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Valor Mortis Costs $40 Due to Stiff Fall Competition
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Key Points:
- Valor Mortis, a first-person action soulslike game, will launch at a $40 price point, a decision made by publisher Lyrical Games to stand out amid a crowded fall release schedule dominated by major titles like GTA 6.
- The game was delayed from September 24 to October 13 to avoid competition with Remedy’s Control Resonant and Konami’s Silent Hill: Townfall, but still faces the challenge of GTA 6's November launch.
- Lyrical Games emphasized confidence in Valor Mortis' quality and 20-hour story length, aiming for it to be an affordable "and" game that players can buy alongside more expensive titles.
- Valor Mortis will be available on day one via Xbox Game Pass, though the pricing decision was stated to be independent of this distribution method.
- Developed by the creators of Ghostrunner, Valor Mortis features a setting where players repeatedly die and fight as a former Napoleonic soldier against monsters and shambling corpses.
