Valorant
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Valorant is a shooter developed by Riot Games, released 2 June 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 521.3 hrs to finish.
What Valorant is
Valorant is a shooter game developed by Riot Games and released in 2020. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
VALORANT is set in a near-future Earth after a mysterious event called First Light grants select individuals powerful abilities through a resource known as Radianite. The VALORANT Protocol is formed to respond to escalating threats involving this energy, as tensions rise between Alpha Earth and its alternate counterpart, Omega Earth. Both worlds become connected through a mirror dimension, leading to repeated incursions where Omega Earth agents attempt to extract Radianite from Alpha Earth. As the conflict grows, the VALORANT Protocol uncovers deeper secrets behind Kingdom Corporation and the true nature of First Light, while also confronting the existence of alternate versions of its own…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online.
How it was received
Valorant holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 517 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 521.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 1,031.3 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Valorant launched on 2 June 2020, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part II, Desperados III, Deep Rock Galactic and Tetris Effect: Connected. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part II, Desperados III, Deep Rock Galactic, Tetris Effect: Connected.
Cheats and codes
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Official trailer
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