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Valorant

Valorant is Riots answer to FPS, a tactical shooter consisting of a series of 'agents', each with their own abilities and play style. Work as a team or individual to win 13 rounds of competitive combat.

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Valorant is a team-based first-person tactical hero shooter set in the near future. Players play as one of a set of Agents, characters based on several countries and cultures around the world. In the main game mode, players are assigned to either the attacking or defending team with each team having five players on it

Specifications

Typical game length

20-40

mins

Players

5v5

Genre

Tactical Shooter FPS

Price

Free

To play

Publisher

Riot Games

Developer

Riot Games

Noteable Tournaments

VALORANT Champions

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Launched

Jun

2020

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