Hardly any game has caused such a hype in a short time, like “Valorant“, the brand new 5 vs. 5 multiplayer shooter from Riot Games. “Valorant” mixes the tactical shooter components of a “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” (short: CS: GO) with the skills and fantasy elements of a “Overwatch“. The result is indeed an incredibly fast-paced, varied tactical shooter, which already impresses in the beta version with an excellent network code and its good balance. However, we will provide you with a detailed preview of “Valorant” in week 18.

But the hype around Valorant also has its price: The Beta Keys for the Multiplayer shooter are currently in high demand. Keys and beta accounts are being sold on eBay for sometimes horrendous prices. But you don’t need all that: We’ll tell you how you can best get your hands on Valorant Beta Keys comes.

Valorant Beta: How to get keys for “Valorant

In fact, developer Riot Games is taking an unusual approach to distributing “Valorant” beta access: the important keys are distributed as Twitch drops from streamers who are currently playing “Valorant”. This means that you have to actively watch a Twitch stream while playing “Valorant” in order to get one of the coveted keys. It is also important that you connect your respective Twitch account with your Riot account – at the latest when one of the coveted keys is in your possession.

How to connect your Twitch account with your Riot account?

Just go to Twitch and log in there with your user information. Then go to the Twitch account link page.

There you click on “Connect” for Riot Games. If you are still unsure whether this worked, you can check the account connection in the settings on Twitch. The link will take you directly to the corresponding section on Twitch.

Which streamers will give you Valorant keys?

In fact, you can now get Twitch drops from any streamer who plays Valorant. Usually you need about two hours of watching time until a “Valorant” key drops for you. Of course sometimes more or sometimes less.

Valorant Beta: Be sure to refrain from eBay purchases

The temptation is of course great to speed up the whole waiting time with an eBay valorant purchase. However, we strongly advise you not to do so: In the worst case you won’t buy a fake account, but you will be banned in a short time. You will not only lose your account, but also your hard-earned money. Even if it requires patience: It is better to choose the regular way to get a Valorant beta key.

By the way, the game will be free-to-play when it releases in summer 2020. You can get a gameplay impression here: