Following months of constant requests from the community, Riot Games has finally delivered, and the highly anticipated Valorant replay system has officially arrived with the game’s 11.06 update.
The long-awaited Valorant replay system gives players the ability to revisit their matches and watch replays across multiple game modes, whether it’s for deeper analysis, creating highlights, or watching a match from the enemy’s perspective. However, the system isn’t without its limitations.
In this article, we’ll take a look at how to watch replays in Valorant with this newly-added feature.
How To Watch Replays in Valorant?
Watching match recaps in Valorant with the new replay system is fairly straightforward and intuitive.
First, you have to head over to your career page and go to your match history. From there, locate the specific match you want to review, and with just a click, you’ll be able to download the full match replay.
Wait for the download to finish, and you’ll be able to jump into the match VOD right away!
Valorant Replay System Limitations
At the time of its release, the Valorant replay system will have certain limitations associated with it that Riot Games has already acknowledged.
For starters, players will only be able to watch replays from the following game modes:
- Unrated
- Competitive
- Swiftplay
- Premier
Most importantly, you won’t be able to download or watch replays of other players. This means you still can’t view your favorite pros’ matches from the game client or experience VCT and Valorant esports in general from a specific player’s perspective.
Lastly, players will only be able to download replays from the patch that is currently live. For instance, if you played a match on patch 11.06, you won’t be able to download or watch its replay once patch 11.07 is released. As soon as a new update goes live, all replays from the previous patch become inaccessible.
Valorant Replay System Release Date
As confirmed by Riot, the Valorant replay system will be available in-game for players to use starting September 16, 2025, with the 11.06 update.
