Valkyrie Elysium

Valkyrie Elysium is an action JRPG developed by Soleil and published by Square Enix. The action oriented gameplay marks a big departure from previous mainline entries in the Valkyrie series.

The game was first released on September 29, 2022 for PlayStation 4 and 5 and later ported to PC and released via Steam on November 11, 2022. It is the first game from the series to be ported to PC.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the game and the Svartaljr bonus weapon.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The only DLC available is an upgrade to the Deluxe Edition for owners of the base game.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Deluxe Upgrade

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\VALKYRIE_ELYSIUM\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1963210/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\VALKYRIE ELYSIUM\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1963210/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Display Settings

Graphics Settings

Brightness Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Requires Game Window to be set to Full Screen. Full Screen sets the game to the screen's native resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		It's possible to adjust the camera distance from the player's character through the Camera Distance (Normal) and Camera Distance (Locked-On) settings, but no specific FOV values are shown while adjusting the sliders.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Full Screen setting is a borderless window.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with the Texture Quality option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TXAA
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR , DLSS 2.3, TSR FSR version is unknown as it is simply labeled as FSR in the graphics settings menù.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		FMVs are rendered at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Film grain

Game has no native option to turn off the grain effect.

Use remove noise grain filter mod^[1]

Download Remove noise grain filter mod.
Navigate to <path-to-game>\VALKYRIE_ELYSIUM\Content\Paks\ and create a new folder called ~mods.
Copy the downloaded file to <path-to-game>\VALKYRIE_ELYSIUM\Content\Paks\~mods\.

This will slightly affect color grading.

Input

Remapping

Controller Remapping

Camera Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		There is no cursor and the only way to scroll through menùs is by using `W`+`A`+`S`+`D`, but it's possible to use `Left Click` as Confirm and `Right Click` as Cancel.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		3 presets also available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4 and DualSense controllers are wrongly detected as generic controllers resulting in generic button prompts and some mapping problems. See DualShock 4 or DualSense.
PlayStation button prompts		Use this mod for DualShock 4 prompts. Use this mod for DualSense prompts.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers		Generic controllers are supported.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (Steam Virtual Gamepad/Legacy mode)
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)
Cursor detection

Controller Preset A
Controller Preset B
Controller Preset C

Audio

Audio Settings

Language Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Voice sliders.
Surround sound		Stereo only.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Other information

General Settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX 3
Audio	Wwise, Vorbis, XAudio 2.9

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon RX 560 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements are for 720p 30 FPS on Low preset; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on High preset and DLSS/FSR enabled.

Notes

↑ Appears to contain no useful .ini files by default.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1963210/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1963210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2022-11-28

[Note-1] Appears to contain no useful .ini files by default.

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1963210/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1963210) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1963210/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (1963210) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2022-11-28

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

Developers

	Soleil
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2022
Reception
OpenCritic	66
IGDB	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, JRPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy