Valorant

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Total Reviews: 39

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Valorant is a tactical hero shooter with intense gunplay, diverse agents, and balanced maps. For those looking for an ultra-competitive FPS, Valorant is essential.

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Critic Reviews: 39

Critics Consensus

# Reviews: 39

Valorant is a tactical hero shooter with intense gunplay, diverse agents, and balanced maps. For those looking for an ultra-competitive FPS, Valorant is essential.

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Awards & Recognition

Critic Reviews for Valorant

Reviews

High Score - 96/100

Low Score - 70/100

Silver TIER

58% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

Daniel Tack (Game Informer)

8.5/10

“Valorant takes a traditional template and adds some flash and flair to the competitive formula.”

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Chris Tapsell (Eurogamer)

Recommended

“Riot Games delivers a masterclass in competitive integrity, soulless precision and zealous, life-consuming obsession.”

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Morgan Park (PC Gamer)

90/100

“With intense gunplay and transformative agent abilities, Valorant is an exceptional FPS that everyone should try.”

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Read the Reviews (39 total)

Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
3DNews	Алексей Лихачев	8 / 10	06-21-2020	An exciting and fun shooter with a huge potential and a questionable monetization. If you don’t care about cosmetics at all, you can add one point to the final score.	Read review
Bazimag	Mahdi Eftekhari	7 / 10	06-05-2020	Valorant is a fun and exciting tactical shooter but for the time being, it feels incomplete; and though it has some great moments and it can easily keep you playing past your first few matches, the overall presentation of the game is less compelling compared to other hero shooters.	Read review
COGconnected	Tony Bae	85 / 100	06-19-2020	All in all, Valorant is definitely not for everyone, but the game is completely free to play so you have nothing to lose. It might not be the most original game, but it is expertly designed and iterates on many proven and classic video games. If you are interested in tactical shooters, Valorant is a must-try.	Read review
Daily Mirror	Matthew Osborn	4 / 5 stars	06-24-2020	Going up against the likes of Overwatch and Apex Legends, Riot Games’ new release is an intense FPS that’s fun to play with friends but a challenge to master.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Carter	7 / 10	06-04-2020	As a hardcore shooter fan since the ’90s, Valorant feels very well designed, and provides me with a rush I haven’t gotten out of so many other big genre games in the past five years. But Valorant feels like it was meticulously designed in a laboratory to fault. It’s fitting given that Riot has over a decade of data and esports experience, but the sterile feel of it does impact my decision to play it more regularly.	Read review
Eurogamer	Chris Tapsell	Recommended	06-29-2020	Riot Games delivers a masterclass in competitive integrity, soulless precision and zealous, life-consuming obsession.	Read review
Game Informer	Daniel Tack	8.5 / 10	06-10-2020	Valorant takes a traditional template and adds some flash and flair to the competitive formula	Read review
Gameblog	Eva Martinello	7 / 10	06-11-2020	After League of Legends, Riot Games has seemingly succeeded to create a competitive tactic FPS game with a real identity. The game lies on solid grounds at the state of its launch, which broke a record on Twitch. The question is to know whether the players will keep playing the game long-term with new content, and how the success will translate in esports.	Read review
GameCrate	Angelo D’Argenio	8.3 / 10	06-05-2020	Valorant isn’t trying to appeal to everyone. It’s trying to appeal to a hyper focused slice of the hardcore shooter fanbase. If that sounds like you, you will absolutely love it.	Read review
Gamefa	Aria Moghadam	8.8 / 10	06-07-2020	Valorant is a well-balanced mixture of CS:GO and Overwatch, that doesn’t lose its own identity. The gunplay is awesome and the combat system is deep and fun. Though there are some minor issues like the limited number of maps and some imbalance between the special powers of characters, but since it’s an online game, problems at the time of the launch are inevitable. Overall, Valorant probably will be one of the dominators of online realm in the near future.	Read review
GameMAG	Unknown	8 / 10	06-14-2020	Valorant has a high-quality and clean release without any problems. The game will definitely please fans of the competitive FPS genre. The eSports potential of the shooter has only become established over time, and the first tournaments are already planned. However, a high entry threshold requires serious skill training. But this only makes the game more interesting.	Read review
Gamersky	金闪闪老里	8.5 / 10	06-05-2020	Valorant doesn’t stand out in terms of heroes, maps, or gameplay details but perfectly melts the best part of CS: GO and other tactical shooters together.	Read review
GameSpot	Michael Higham	7 / 10	06-06-2020	Valorant hooks you match after match with tight, tactical gameplay, albeit in rather barebones fashion.	Read review
GamingBolt	Will Borger	7 / 10	06-05-2020	Valorant’s an excellent shooter with a lot of depth brought down by an intrusive anti-cheat program, limited game modes and characters, and mediocre art design.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Paweł Woźniak	8 / 10	06-04-2020	Valorant is a great mix of well-known online shooter mechanics. The developers haven’t created anything unique or special, but they have nailed the most important aspect	Read review
Guardian	Jordan Oloman	4 / 5 stars	06-20-2020	Valorant has already won over many esports and live-streaming stars and their millions of teen fans. If it can do what Fortnite and Overwatch have done and bring in more casual players as well, we will be talking about it for years to come.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	David Rodriguez	85 / 100	06-05-2020	Valorant is a great multiplayer proposal, that although it includes elements from many other games , it’s cohesion manages to entitle it a unique personality. Riot Games has been able to detect the genre by providing a game that remainds us of League of Legends for it soul and spirit, but that is not afraid to explore boundaires and establishes.	Read review
Hynerd.it	Matteo Rossi	9.6 / 10	06-02-2020	Valorant is what competitive players have been waiting for for some time. The union of the classic conception of shooters with new trends. The Riot title enhances the skills of the individuals, thanks to the technical skills required and the mastery of the agents’ skills, but above all it emphasizes the synergy of the team. Victory and defeat do not depend on chance, but on the decisions of the players.	Read review
IGN	Kyle Campbell	9 / 10	06-05-2020	Valorant is a clever tactical hero shooter that’s plenty deep, and a lot of fun to master.	Read review
IGN Italy	Unknown	8.8 / 10	06-06-2020	Valorant is the almost perfect meeting point between Overwatch and CS: GO in Riot Games sauce. Competition, individual skills and co-op come together to create a title that is easy to understand but difficult to master. The definitive spark is missing, but the time to light it is there and Riot knows how to do it.	Read review
IGN Middle East	Zaher Albalbisi	7.7 / 10	06-11-2020	Valorant is overall a good game that still needs a lot of work and enhancements	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Mehmet Akif Zımba	75 / 100	06-16-2020	Valorant is a competitive FPS that brews the best components of it’s genre. It has it’s disadvantages but manages to cover them in the long run, while having way more advantages.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Mert Gökhan	8 / 10	06-08-2020	Valorant brings competition to FPS genre once again thanks to its innovative approach. It’s one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played recently and it’ll be a pleasure to follow Valorant’s roadmap.	Read review
PC Gamer	Morgan Park	90 / 100	06-04-2020	With intense gunplay and transformative agent abilities, Valorant is an exceptional FPS that everyone should try.	Read review
PC Invasion	Unknown	8 / 10	06-12-2020	If you enjoy competitive tactical shooters, but also wish you could show some flair with spectacular abilities, then Valorant has what you’re looking for. It requires precision aim to win duels but allows a lot of room to get creative with the agents’ varied skills. Sloppy play gets punished harshly, but when a plan comes together it’s immensely satisfying.	Read review
PCGamesN	Imogen Mellor	8 / 10	06-19-2020	Valorant is not original. Rather, it’s a successful interpretation of and expansion on its inspirations, with impeccable gameplay, well-designed maps, and a dev team eager to refine it further.	Read review
Player.it	Graziano Salini	8.5 / 10	06-02-2020	Valorant is the perfect Riot product, destined for success despite the fleets of malicious tongues ready to perjure themselves. The software house that came up with League Of Legends knows how to make an interesting world, knows how to chisel gameplay around key concepts and knows how to wink at a certain audience; Valorant is the perfect demonstration of such features. Despite the young age still shows the side to some problems, both from the technical point of view and from the purely playful point of view, between severe anti cheats and bugs of various kinds, the premises for a product able to conquer there are all of them and if Riot will be able to maintain them will have the umpteenth golden goose in his hands.	Read review
Polygon	Austen Goslin	Recommended	06-18-2020	Valorant may still be more promise than reality in some ways, but what already exists is strong enough to bring in players and keep them there while Riot refines the experience. Valorant, as of this writing, is at a fantastic starting point, and there’s every reason to believe it’s only going to get better from here.	Read review
PowerUp!	Jeremy Ray	8.3 / 10	06-08-2020	No matter where it got its ideas from, there’s no denying it’s fun.	Read review
Press Start	Harry Kalogirou	9 / 10	06-08-2020	Despite a few issues, Valorant has a compelling combination of twitch shooting and ability focused combat, fueled by kinetic gunplay and the ever-alluring temptation to get better. I’m excited to see where Riot take this title in the future, and as a free-to-play package, I implore you to download it.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Matt Cox	Recommended	06-03-2020	Valorant’s gunplay feels just as weighty and precise as CS:GO’s, with a structure that hits all the same highs and lows. Abilities sometimes let you outsmart people rather than simply outshoot them, and I’m excited about playing in a squad of friendly and coordinated pals. If and when they fall away, though, I expect I will too.	Read review
Shacknews	Donovan Erskine	8 / 10	06-10-2020	Valorant delivers as a highly competitive FPS. From a pure design standpoint, Riot’s shooter stands tall on excellent gunplay, diverse agents, and balanced maps. This alone is enough to capture the attention of hardcore fans of the genre. It’s been clear in Riot Games communication that they are committed to responding to player feedback and using that to shape their development path. Valorant is already an insanely good game, but it’s poised to become a superstar of the medium in the years to come.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Lexuzze Tablante	8 / 10	07-09-2020	Valorant made a rather old game formula fun that even myself can’t deny how delightful the sessions were. It manages to keep what makes the game fun and that’s its core gameplay mechanics. So even if you’re not a CS:GO veteran, worry not, because the skill-based matchmaking does its job right in placing you with players with the same level of performance and balances the teams.	Read review
SpazioGames	Valentino Cinefra	8.2 / 10	06-08-2020	You’re going to play Valorant a lot in the future, because though it doesn’t have the charisma of the early Overwatch, it’s a solid and entertaining multiplayer fps experience: rough, high skilled and incredibly catchy.	Read review
The Angry Joe Show	Joe Vargas	7 / 10	06-17-2020	Video Review	Read review
Twinfinite	Alex Gibson	4 / 5 stars	06-09-2020	Valorant is likely to make a big impression on anybody that enjoys competitive shooters, even if it is a little light on content at the moment. Genre newcomers will need to stay patient to push past the initial difficulty curve, but its exhilarating combination of gunplay and agent abilities is accessible enough that reaping its rewards shouldn’t take too long.	Read review
USgamer	Eric Van Allen	4 / 5 stars	06-25-2020	Valorant leans heavily on its predecessors, but makes use of established schools of thought and the unique novelties of its Agents to create a fresh take on tactical shooters, even if its launch is a little slim. For years, there hasn’t been a fight for Counter-Strike’s throne; but in Valorant, Riot Games has found a valiant contender.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Kyle Nicol	8 / 10	06-16-2020	Right now, in its current state, Valorant is in a great spot for a free to play game. Sure, the lack of maps and grindy progression system can be off-putting, but the core gameplay here is phenomenal. A great twist on the Counter-Strike formula.	Read review
Wccftech	Kai Powell	7.8 / 10	06-15-2020	Valorant doesn’t stray too far from Riot Games’ plethora of hero-focused titles. With the fusion of high-level gunplay and hero mechanics, Valorant is both highly competitive and unfortunately too highly skill focused for casual players to enjoy.	Read review

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Imagine this: tactical shooter meets hypernatural powers. Everyone’s got guns and a unique set of abilities, so how do you beat someone with the speed of wind? Use your own moves to outplay them and beat them to the shot. VALORANT is a game for bold strategists who dare to make the unexpected play, because if it wins, it works.

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