Men of Valor

2004 2015 Action

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Gamicality score

Metacritic 714

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 661

How it’s combined

Playability today

2.5

Runs today3.5/5

Design today1/5

Steam user reviews

Mixed

69%

680 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Men of Valor run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxGold

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Gold, runs perfectly after tweaks.3

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How to get Men of Valor running today

Turn off the default mouse smoothing by setting MouseSmoothingMode=0 and MouseSmoothingStrength=0.000000 under [Engine.PlayerInput] in System\User.ini after the first launch (PCGamingWiki).
If the options screen crashes a non-English version, delete User.ini and PROFILE_Shepard from the SYSTEM folder and set the options again (PCGamingWiki).

Synopsis

Men of Valor is a squad-based first-person shooter set in the Vietnam War, following a young Marine through the conflict from 1965 to 1968. Missions move through jungle, rice paddies, ruined cities and river patrols, with turret sections on boats and helicopters. Letters home and news footage between missions frame the story.

Developer: 2015
Released: 2004
Genre: Action
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics gave the PC version mixed to good reviews, with a Metascore of 71, and praised the atmosphere, the letters home and the range of settings. Common complaints were sparse checkpoints, unhelpful squadmates and levels that funnel the player down narrow scripted paths. Steam players rate it Mixed and single out the checkpoint-only save system, while fans still value it as one of the few Vietnam shooters with real atmosphere.

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Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

3.5/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
Online multiplayer relied on GameSpy and no longer works, leaving only LAN play (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen resolutions are supported, though 4K is not and there is no FOV option (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
Keys can be remapped, but the game has no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
?Not confirmed yetSteam Deck Verified or Playable
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no unresolved issues; the known options crash in non-English versions has a fix (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

1/5

Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
There is no controller support, and mouse smoothing is on by default and can only be turned off in a config file, though keys can be remapped. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
There are no subtitles for dialog or cutscenes, and 4K resolutions are not supported. The game also mutes whenever it loses focus, with no option to change that. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is harsh: few saves or checkpoints, progress gets lost
Progress saves only at fixed checkpoints with no manual save, and PC reviewers and Steam players say they sit far apart, sometimes in the middle of firefights, so a death can mean replaying a long stretch. Source: gamerstemple.com, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
Levels are tightly scripted, with ambushes, booby traps and waves of enemies that players mostly learn by dying and retrying from distant checkpoints. Source: gamerstemple.com, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Checkpoints sit about five minutes of firefights apart, cutscenes cannot be skipped, and reviewers found the missions choreographed runs from one event to the next. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com, gamerstemple.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
There is no field of view setting, and mouse smoothing is on by default. Jungle levels are narrow corridors walled in by impassable foliage, and vehicle sections run on fixed paths. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, gamerstemple.com.