How to download Valorant in 3 simple steps (2024)

✓ At a glance

There are three simple steps to download Valorant:

• Visit the Valorant or Riot website and create a Riot Games account.
• Download the Valorant installation file.
• Install the game by using the downloaded file.

Valorant is one of the hottest tactical first-person shooters in the online competitive scene right now. Due to Riot Games’ dedication towards it, the game continually receives new agents, maps, quality-of-life, balance changes, and competitive updates. With that said, there has never been a better time to download Valorant and experience its magnificence for yourself. We’ll show you how.

Steps to download and install Valorant

Whether you capitulated under immense peer pressure or want to broaden the horizons of your competitive shooters, you have finally decided to download Valorant. Since it is a free-to-play game, nothing prevents you from giving it a shot. However, if you feel confused about the procedure, we have provided the complete downloading and installation process below:

1. Make a Riot Games account

The first thing that you wanna do is to create a Riot Games account. If you already have a Riot Games account that you use for one of their other games, like League of Legends, you can skip this step and simply go to Valorant’s download page, sign in and move on to the next step.

Otherwise, follow the instructions below to register your Riot Games account:

• Go to the Official Valorant page and Click on the Play for Free button in the middle of the page or top right.

• If you already have a Riot Games account, simply click Sign In and enter your credentials. Otherwise, you can make a new Riot Games account by clicking on the Make One button on the left. You will need to provide a valid email ID, username, and a solid password to set up your account.

2. Download Valorant installation client

Once you have signed in to your account, you are ready to actually download the game. To begin, you’ll need to download the Valorant installation client:

• After signing in to your Riot Games account, you will see the following page. Click the Download button to download the Valorant Installation Client, which is roughly 66 MB in size.

• Go to your downloads directory and find the client file. Launch it to initiate the Valorant installation process.

✓ Pro tip

If you already have Riot Client installed on your system, you can download Valorant by finding the game on the Home screen and selecting it. This process will take you directly to our Step 3.

3. Valorant installation process

Finally, you are ready to download the complete game files and install them on your system. To ensure you don’t miss any crucial details as the installation is in progress, follow the steps described next:

• Once you launch the download client, you will see the following client window for installation. If you click the Install button, the game will be downloaded and installed in your default boot directory. If you’re short on space in the root directory or simply want to change the installation directory, click on Advanced Options right underneath it.

• You can see the Install Path box below. Click on it to browse to your intended installation directory. Once you’re ready, click the Install button at the bottom.

• The Riot Client will launch and the game files will start downloading to your system. From this point, all your manual work is done. The files will download, unpack and install on your system automatically, and you can launch the game once it’s finished.

Regional accounts in Valorant

An essential facet of the Valorant accounts that you need to understand is the regional aspect. When you sign up, your account is assigned a region based on your IP location. Your region decides the servers or data centers in which you can play your matches. Valorant servers are divided into the following regions:

• North America (NA)
• Latin America (LATAM)
• Brazil (BR)
• European Union (EU)
• Korea (KR)
• Asia-Pacific (APAC)

There’s no provision by Riot Games to change your account’s region manually. If you want to play in a different region than yours, you would have to use a VPN before creating your Riot Games account to change your IP to the region of your choice.