Valorant
Valorant is a 2020 first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. A free-to-play game, Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving. Development started in 2014 and was teased under the codename Project A in 2019; the game was released on June 2, 2020, for Windows. It was ported to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in June 2024, albeit without crossplay between PC and console clients. A mobile version, Valorant Mobile, launched in China on August 19, 2025, with a global release set at a later date.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2020
- Developer
- Riot Games
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 2 June 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Riot Games |
| Publisher | Tencent, Riot Games |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q86919275, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Valorant? How long to beat it
Total play time for Valorant is about 560.1 hours to do everything, and around 106.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 106.4h | 22 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 456.3h | 10 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 560.1h | 11 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Valorant sits on the grid
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- Year
- 91ahead of 61% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 72ahead of 99% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Valorant
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Common questions about Valorant
What platforms is Valorant on?
Valorant is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S. It first released in 2020.
Who made Valorant?
Valorant was developed by Riot Games and published by Tencent, Riot Games.
How long does it take to beat Valorant?
about 106.4 hours for the main story, 456.3 hours with the main extras, 560.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.