Valor Mortis vs Borderlands 4

• Perspective: First-Person
• Multiplayer: Single-Player Only
• Setting: Supernatural Napoleonic Wars
• Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
• Release Window: Early 2026
• Unique Feature: A rare first-person perspective on the Soulslike genre, combined with a unique supernatural Napoleonic-era setting and a fluid, hybrid combat system.

• Perspective: First-Person
• Multiplayer: 4-Player Online Co-op, 2-Player Split-Screen
• Setting: Planet Kairos
• Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2
• Unique Feature: A truly seamless open world with a completely overhauled movement system (grappling hook, gliding) and unprecedented depth in character and gear customization.

• Co-op Teammates: The game is built from the ground up for four-player co-op. Teammates can revive each other, combine their Action Skills for devastating effects, and trade loot. A new teleport feature allows players to instantly group up.
  Human (Player)
• Echo 4: A new robot companion that provides a navigation line to objectives, replacing the traditional mini-map for exploration. It can also scan the environment for loot and enemies.
  Robot

• Napoleonic Wars
• Alternate History
• Soulslike
• First-Person Melee
• Supernatural Horror
• Body Horror
• Dark Fantasy

• Sci-Fi
• Looter-Shooter
• Action RPG
• Dark Humor
• Co-op
• Space Western
• Procedural Generation
• Cel-Shading
• Revolution

• Sabre: Primary Melee
  The main weapon, used for a deliberate system of blocking, parrying, light/heavy attacks, and ripostes.
• Pistol: Secondary Ranged
  A Napoleonic-era pistol used to target enemy weak points. Ammunition is extremely limited to maintain focus on melee combat.
• Nephtoglobin Transmutations: Supernatural Abilities
  Powerful magical abilities granted by the plague, such as fire blasts, corrosive clouds, and other curses. Using them costs health or sanity.

• Procedurally Generated Guns: Varies (Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns, Assault Rifles, etc.)
  Over 30 billion guns with randomized parts, stats, and elemental effects. The new 'Licensed Part' system allows for traits from different manufacturers (Jakobs, Maliwan, Tediore) to appear on any weapon.
• Ordinance: Heavy Weapons, Grenades, Throwing Weapons
  A new, dedicated gear slot for ordinance. These items operate on cooldowns or charges instead of consuming ammo, encouraging more frequent use.

• Napoleonic Uniforms: The game does not appear to have a traditional armor system. William wears a tattered Grande Armée uniform. Progression is tied to stat increases and unlocking new abilities rather than finding and equipping different armor pieces.

• Energy Shields: The classic Borderlands shield type. Absorbs burst damage and begins a fast recharge after a short delay of not taking damage.
• Armor Shields: A new shield type designed for brawlers. Armor regenerates segments constantly, even while in combat, but is more vulnerable to corrosive damage.
• Firmware System: A new gear set system. Equipping multiple non-weapon gear pieces with the same Firmware provides powerful set bonuses. Firmware can be transferred between items.

• Cosmetic Customization: A deep customization system is expected, allowing players to unlock and equip a wide variety of heads, body skins, color schemes, and emotes for their Vault Hunters to personalize their appearance.

Progression is based on a classic Soulslike formula. Players earn currency from defeated enemies to spend at 'Lanterns' (bonfires) to increase base attributes like health, stamina, and weapon skill. A key mechanic is the 'Corruption' system, where using powerful Nephtoglobin abilities increases William's power but also carries risks, such as health drain or attracting more dangerous enemies.

Character progression is deeper than ever. Each of the four new Vault Hunters has three massive skill trees with over 50 levels of progression. A new endgame system called 'Specializations' replaces Badass Ranks, offering meaningful gameplay perks instead of small stat increases. SDU upgrades for inventory and ammo are also available.

The game features a 'Metroidvania-lite' level design. The world is not a single open world but a series of interconnected zones that loop back on themselves, with new paths and secrets opening up as players acquire new traversal abilities or powers. Exploration is organic, as the game will not feature a world map.

The game features a single, massive, seamless open-world planet called Kairos. This is a significant evolution from the zone-based maps of previous titles, eliminating loading screens between regions and allowing for greater freedom of exploration with a completely overhauled movement system.

• William: Playable Protagonist
  A British-born soldier who died fighting for Napoleon, now resurrected and cursed with supernatural powers. He must survive the horrors of the war-torn, plague-ravaged land.
• Napoleon Bonaparte (Voice): Guide / Antagonist?
  The ghostly voice of the Emperor himself, who taunts and guides William, pushing him to embrace his newfound brutality and power.

• Amon, the Forgeknight: Playable Vault Hunter
  A 'sci-fi Viking' class who can forge weapons with cybernetic drones and specializes in melee and elemental damage (cryo, fire, shock).
• Vex, the Siren: Playable Vault Hunter
  One of the six mystical and powerful Sirens of the Borderlands universe, with a new set of abilities.
• Rafa, the Exo-Soldier: Playable Vault Hunter
  A heavily-armed soldier class, likely focused on gunplay and explosives.
• Harlow, the Gravitar: Playable Vault Hunter
  A class likely focused on gravity manipulation, crowd control, and area-of-effect abilities.

• Main Story Quests
  A cinematic campaign that follows the new Vault Hunters as they join a revolution to overthrow the tyrannical Timekeeper on the prison planet of Kairos.
• Side Quests
  A massive number of optional missions featuring the series' signature humor and eccentric characters. These provide XP, powerful loot, and SDU tokens.
• Dynamic World Events
  Repeatable, randomly appearing objectives like Airship Wrecks, Coliseums, and Meteor Events that offer tiered rewards based on performance.
• Rift Champions
  Randomly spawning open-world bosses that provide a significant challenge and a high chance for high-quality, world-drop legendary loot.

• Q: What is Valor Mortis?
  A: Valor Mortis is an upcoming single-player action RPG that combines the challenging, deliberate combat of a Soulslike with a rare first-person perspective, all set in a dark, supernatural version of the Napoleonic Wars.
• Q: What makes the gameplay unique?
  A: Its primary unique feature is the first-person perspective, which is very uncommon in the Soulslike genre. It also features a fluid combat system that allows players to instantly switch between a sabre, a pistol, and supernatural powers.
• Q: Who is making the game?
  A: The game is being developed by One More Level, the Polish studio best known for creating the fast-paced cyberpunk action game, Ghostrunner.
• Q: When will it be released?
  A: The game is targeting a release in early 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

• Q: What is new about the world in Borderlands 4?
  A: It is set on a single, massive, and completely seamless open-world planet called Kairos. This is a first for the series, eliminating loading screens between zones.
• Q: How is movement different?
  A: The game has a completely new movement system with a double jump, glide, dash, wall climb, and a grappling hook, allowing for much more verticality and freedom than previous games.
• Q: How deep is the character customization?
  A: It is significantly deeper. Each of the four new Vault Hunters has three massive skill trees with over 80 passive abilities, inspired by the complexity of ARPGs like Path of Exile. A new endgame 'Specialization' system also adds meaningful choices beyond max level.
• Q: What is the new 'Licensed Part' system?
  A: It's a new loot feature where weapons can randomly drop with signature traits from different manufacturers. For example, a Maliwan SMG might have the Jakobs ricochet effect, creating a huge number of new weapon combinations.

• SPECULATIVE PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. As official specs were not provided, these are hypothetical projections for a next-generation title built on an advanced proprietary engine.
• Laptop Performance Note: A title like this would demand a high-performance gaming laptop for the best experience. Actual performance would vary significantly based on the final game's optimization and the laptop's specific hardware configuration.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU would be essential to handle the advanced graphical features, ray tracing, and high-framerate first-person combat.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The game's visually rich world and intense boss fights will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the advanced enemy AI and physics-based combat.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus would be a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance and responsiveness in the timing-based combat.
• Game Name: Valor Mortis

• SPECULATIVE PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. As the game is a next-generation title built on Unreal Engine 5, these are hypothetical projections and do not represent official information.
• Laptop Performance Note: A future title like this would demand a high-performance gaming laptop. Actual performance would vary significantly based on the final game's optimization and the laptop's specific hardware configuration.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU would be essential to handle the advanced graphical features of Unreal Engine 5 and the chaotic, effects-heavy combat.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: Next-gen games will require laptops with cutting-edge cooling solutions to prevent thermal throttling and sustain performance during intense firefights.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the procedural gun generation system, complex enemy AI, and physics calculations.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus would remain a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance and responsiveness in a co-op shooter.
• Game Name: Borderlands 4

• G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU would be essential to handle the advanced graphical features, ray tracing, and high-framerate first-person combat.
• Cooling Thermals: The game's visually rich world and intense boss fights will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the advanced enemy AI and physics-based combat.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus would be a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance and responsiveness in the timing-based combat.

• G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU would be essential to handle the advanced graphical features of Unreal Engine 5 and the chaotic, effects-heavy combat.
• Cooling Thermals: Next-gen games will require laptops with cutting-edge cooling solutions to prevent thermal throttling and sustain performance during intense firefights.
• C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the procedural gun generation system, complex enemy AI, and physics calculations.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus would remain a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance and responsiveness in a co-op shooter.