Valorant developers have created free content for their players over the course of several seasons. Although the 5v5 tactical FPS is free to play, Battle Passes and new seasons give way for the dev team to earn money and release even more content.
But these content drops in Valorant are not in the form of seasons. Valorant gets a new episode every 6 or 7 months. These Episodes are divided into 3 Acts that last around 2 months each. As of now, Riot Games has released five episodes for Valorant so far, and they are listed below.
- Episode 1: Switched on
- Episode 2: Training
- Episode 3: Reflection
- episode 4: Breaking off
- episode 5: Dimension
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All Valorant season start and end dates
| EPISODE – ACT | START DATE | FINAL DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 – Act 1 | June 20, 2020 | August 4, 2020 |
| Episode 1 – Act 2 | August 4, 2020 | October 13, 2020 |
| Episode 1 – Act 3 | October 13, 2020 | January 12, 2021 |
| Episode 2 – Act 1 | January 12, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| Episode 2 – Act 2 | March 2, 2021 | April 27, 2021 |
| Episode 2 – Act 3 | April 27, 2021 | June 22, 2021 |
| Episode 3 – Act 1 | June 22, 2021 | September 8, 2021 |
| Episode 3 – Act 2 | September 8, 2021 | November 2, 2021 |
| Episode 3 – Act 3 | November 2, 2021 | January 11, 2022 |
| Episode 4 – Act 1 | January 11, 2022 | March 1, 2022 |
| Episode 4 – Act 2 | March 1, 2022 | April 27, 2022 |
| Episode 4 – Act 3 | April 27, 2022 | June 21, 2022 |
| Episode 5 – Act 1 | June 22, 2022 | August 22, 2022 |
| Episode 5 – Act 2 | August 23, 2022 | October 17, 2022 |
| Episode 5 – Act 3 | October 18, 2022 | January 9, 2023 |
| Episode 6 – Act 1 | January 10, 2023 (Estimate) |
What can you expect from a new Valorant Act or Episode?
In addition to regular cosmetic lines or battle pass items, each new Episode or Act always guarantees a new character, game modeeither Map to the base game. You can see all the additions over the years in the given table.
| Act/Episode | agents | Map | Game mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 – Act 1 | Queen | Ascent | Competitive, Spike Rush |
| Episode 1 – Act 2 | Killjoy | – | death match |
| Episode 1 – Act 3 | sky | Fridge | Snow War |
| Episode 2 – Act 1 | yoru | – | Climbing |
| Episode 2 – Act 2 | Astra | – | – |
| Episode 2 – Act 3 | – | Breeze | – |
| Episode 3 – Act 1 | KAY/O | – | – |
| Episode 3 – Act 2 | – | Fracture | – |
| Episode 3 – Act 3 | Camera | – | – |
| Episode 4 – Act 1 | Neon | – | – |
| Episode 4 – Act 2 | – | – | – |
| Episode 4 – Act 3 | Fade off | – | – |
| Episode 5 – Act 1 | – | Pearl | – |
| Episode 5 – Act 2 | – | – | – |
| Episode 5 – Act 3 | Port | – | – |
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How does the Battle Pass work in Valorant?
The Battle Pass is a system through which players can support the Valorant team and receive in-game rewards. Battle Pass costs 1000 Valorant Points, which can be purchased in the store. Rewards mainly include cosmetic items such as weapon skins, player cards, weapon charms (companions in arms), sprays, and radianite points. Rewards are spread across all 50 Battle Pass tiers. Players who do not wish to purchase the Battle Pass can also get certain limited goodies through progression.
When is the next ACT in Valorant?
you can wait for the next episode 6, Act 1, to release on January 10, 2023. We have yet to wait for an official confirmation from Riot Games for the exact release time.
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