Valorant has achieved enormous success in the gaming world since its release in 2020. With its growing popularity, people want to play and end their curiosity about why this game has gained popularity in a short span of time of its release. Before you download Valorant on your laptop check the system requirements supported by the game.
It requires a minimum of 4GB Ram with 1 GB Graphic Card with iGPU and a Windows 7 64-Bit that supports Directx11 or Windows 10 64-Bit that should support Directx 11. Valorant only supports Windows OS for now. Players who have Apple Macbook have to install Windows OS on their Mac and then download. If the above specs match your laptop you can download the game by following the steps mentioned below.
How to Download Valorant on your Laptop
Valorant is a free-to-play game. The download link for the game is on their official website.
Step 1
Search Valorant on the Google search bar or directly type “Playvalorant.com” this will open the official website of the game
Step 2
Once you open the website click on the “Play Free” button which will prompt a dialogue box to sign in or make a Riot Games account. If you already have a Riot games account, log in to it, or create a new one if you don’t have it.
Step 3
After logging in or making an account with your Facebook, Google, or Twitter account or an independent email ID. A new page will open with the “Download” button. Click on it to start downloading the Game. Once complete, open the file.
Step 4
The file will ask to Run or cancel the process, click on “Run” to continue. The confirmation will open another window to install “Riot client Main” the official app of the developers to log in to your account and install “Vanguard” an anti-cheat software that is mandatory for playing the game.
Once installed the required software, you will be able to play the game.
As it’s a free game you can directly go to the main page which has different lobbies representing different game modes of the game where you can choose the mode you want to play first. You can start directly with competitive mode if you have experience in FPS games to find your rank. If not, you can start with training to know the basics of the game.
That’s the process to download Valorant on your laptop. For more related to Valorant, check out our guides here.
