Valor Mortis · Patch Watch

What changed in Valor Mortis, patch by patch

Each entry restates an official patch note in our words, links the official source, and names the guides it affects. A guide stays marked until we have rechecked it against that patch.

Halloween Update (October 27)27 Oct 2026

Halloween Update - New Cosmetics, Finisher Animations and Fixes

Fixed

Fixes getting stuck at The Quarry in Chapter 2, a Chapter 2 falling loop, and Chapter 4 mine cart saving.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained

1 change with story details (spoilers)

Fixes further boss-and-player double deaths blocking progress, plus several boss bugs.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained

Changed

More stutter and FPS work; PC players may need to recreate their shader cache.
Affects: Valor Mortis PC requirements and launch-day PC issues

Added

Adds new weapon skins and new Rapier and Saber critical attacks.
Affects: Valor Mortis combat basics: parries, dashes and finishers Valor Mortis weapons and supernatural abilities explained

From the official notes. Kingy has not tested these changes in the game. Guides already reflect this post. Untested by Kingy.

Sources:

Halloween Update - New Cosmetics, Finisher Animations and Fixes · One More Level / Lyrical Games · checked 1 Nov 2026

Patch21 Oct 2026

Valor Mortis - Patch (October 21, 2026)

Fixed

Fixed being permanently slowed after a hit while crouching, and Burning staying on after respawn.
Affects: Valor Mortis combat basics: parries, dashes and finishers
Fixed multiple crashes and slow-motion animations; the driver pop-up is clearer and no longer misfires on Steam Deck or SteamOS.Not established: The notes do not say the AMD RX 7600 or RX 7900 XT launch issues are fixed.
Affects: Valor Mortis PC requirements and launch-day PC issues
Fixed Sleeping Beauty's invisible letter, a missable Misericorde start and In the Name of Art failing to start.What to do: Go back to the quest location; the quest log does not update by itself.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained
Fixed a Quarry terrain stuck spot, a rare Chapter 2 Pistol-platform landing bug and Ferrofluid Flask upgrades not saving.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained

1 change with story details (spoilers)

Fixed soft-locks when you and a boss die at once, plus bosses that stop attacking, vanish or end the fight early.What to do: Reload the affected save; the developer says these fixes work on saves already stuck.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained

Known issues

Players still soft-locked after updating can ask the Support Team for a replacement save at each chapter.
Affects: Valor Mortis: start here Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained

Changed

Enemy and boss hitboxes now match their animations, and damage windows were retuned for the Risen Duelist, Eternal Guardsman, Howler and others.What to do: Retest dodge timings learned before October 21.
Affects: Valor Mortis combat basics: parries, dashes and finishers
Clearer windups for the Risen Sapeur's push and the Risen Lancer's red unblockable attack.
Affects: Valor Mortis combat basics: parries, dashes and finishers

From the official notes. Kingy has not tested these changes in the game. Official Steam notes; no numeric build shown. Untested by Kingy.

Sources:

Valor Mortis - Patch (October 21, 2026) · One More Level / Lyrical Games · checked 22 Oct 2026

Hotfix16 Oct 2026

Valor Mortis - Hotfix (October 16, 2026)

Fixed

Fixed some of the most common crashes across platforms and turned down error logging.
Affects: Valor Mortis PC requirements and launch-day PC issues
Fixed the Chapter 4 post-boss save, a Chapter 12 blocker and cutscenes that failed to unlock the next lantern.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained
Fixed a case that blocked starting or progressing the Chapter 5 side quest In the Name of Art.
Affects: Valor Mortis exploration and progression explained

Known issues

Stutters and big frame drops for players who ran the demo or playtest; the developer advises resetting the old settings file.What to do: Close the game, back up GameUserSettings.ini in AppData\Local\ValorMortis\Saved\Config\Windows, then delete it.
Affects: Valor Mortis PC requirements and launch-day PC issues

Added

A pop-up now warns when your graphics driver is out of date.What to do: Update your AMD or NVIDIA driver to the latest version.
Affects: Valor Mortis PC requirements and launch-day PC issues

From the official notes. Kingy has not tested these changes in the game. Official Steam notes; no numeric build shown. Untested by Kingy.

Sources:

Valor Mortis - Hotfix (October 16, 2026) · One More Level / Lyrical Games · checked 22 Oct 2026

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What changed in Valor Mortis, patch by patch

Halloween Update - New Cosmetics, Finisher Animations and Fixes

Fixed

Changed

Added

Valor Mortis - Patch (October 21, 2026)

Fixed

Known issues

Changed

Valor Mortis - Hotfix (October 16, 2026)

Fixed

Known issues

Added

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