Valorant

Valorant

Silver
Riot Games · 2020

VALORANT is a free-to-play tactical first-person shooter developed by Riot Games. It combines precise gunplay with unique agent abilities, where teams of five compete in objective-based rounds. The game features a strong focus on teamwork, strategy, and competitive play, and is protected by Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat system.

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Reports
QEMU/KVM
Top VM

Valorant has been tested in virtual machines by 2 community members on VMDB. The overall VM compatibility rating is Silver — meaning it runs but may require workarounds. QEMU/KVM is the most tested hypervisor for this game (2 of 2 reports). 50% of testers used GPU passthrough.

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Platinum 0 (0%)
Gold 0 (0%)
Silver 1 (50%)
Bronze 1 (50%)
Borked 0 (0%)

GPU Mode

Passthrough Bronze
1 report
Virtual GPU
No data
No GPU Silver
1 report
Anti-cheat detected
1 of 2 reports report anti-cheat: Riot Vanguard

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Community Reports 2 total

Bronze QEMU/KVM GPU Passthrough Riot Vanguard Blocked / kicks May 01, 2026
Host OS
Linux
Guest OS
Windows 10
Anti-Cheat

Works only with custom kernel and QEMU patches (bypass)

Required Tweaks

Custom patched kernel and QEMU required

General

Not a standard setup. Based on community reports. Not personally verified.

Reported by Rene Baumgarten · 1 month ago
0
Silver QEMU/KVM No GPU Apr 22, 2026
Host OS
Linux
Guest OS
Windows 11
General

You will not be able to run VGC/VGK on stock QEMU. You must make your own kernel and QEMU patches to successfully run VALORANT in a VM.

Reported by Anonymous · 1 month ago
1