Valor Mortis delayed to October 13 to dodge a brutal September

September 2026 is a gauntlet, and Valor Mortis has decided not to run it.

One More Level has officially delayed the Soulslike action title to 13th October 2026, and the reasoning is unusually straightforward for a delay announcement. The game isn’t being held back to fix problems. It’s stepping aside to survive.

We are moving our release date to October 13th pic.twitter.com/LHHhg9BAiT

— Valor Mortis (@ValorMortis) June 11, 2026

September has become a release day warzone

The studio pointed directly to the sheer volume of competition lined up for September as the driving force behind the decision. A glance at what’s launching that month explains everything. The Blood of Dawnwalker, Marvel’s Wolverine, Silent Hill: Townfall, Control Resonant, Halloween, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword are all crowding the same window.

The reason so many titles are piling into September rather than spreading across the year is no mystery. Developers are scrambling to avoid a direct collision with Grand Theft Auto 6, which looms large over the autumn release calendar. Some studios are pushing releases earlier; others are sliding to 2027 entirely. One More Level is trying to find the ground just after the chaos settles.

October 13 is the new target

The move to October gives Valor Mortis a bit more breathing room without straying too far from its original window. Importantly, the delay carries no signal of concern about the game’s quality. For now take a look at its gameplay trailer.

Valor Mortis gameplay trailer

For anyone tracking Soulslike releases this year, the wait just got slightly longer. But the reasons are hard to argue with.

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