For years, Riot Games made a killing with their hit MOBA title, League of Legends. However, it all changed two years ago when the popular developers revealed their attempt at the competitive FPS genre with Valorant.
Since the game’s release in 2020, Riot Games have conquered the top spot as the genre’s premier title. The game has seen a massive rise in popularity in both the casual and competitive world.
With a rising player base, it wouldn’t come as a shock to many players that the developers are rumored to be working on a mobile version that will run on Android and iOS devices.
Many major publishers have already showcased their efforts at building a massive player base in the mobile sector. This includes titles like Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG and many more.
Valorant can make some major noise in the mobile world as the sector has yet to see a competitive FPS title pop off. With the game reportedly releasing later this year, it seemed like Riot Games was in prime position to take over the mobile world as well.
However, Chinese developers NetEase have already dropped a competitor for Riot Games with their latest mobile FPS title in Hyper Front, and the resemblance between the two games is quite uncanny.
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— Hyper Front (@HyperFrontEn) January 20, 2022
Hyper Front released around a week ago in Asian regions like Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. At its core, both Valorant and Hyper Front have a similar concept as they are 5v5 team shooters.
However, just like Valorant, Hyper Front also has many characters with abilities called Heroes, which play like the Agents in the Riot Games developed title. Many of them even look quite similar to the Agents as well.
While some elements of the map bear resemblance to the ones in Valorant, the gameplay is widely different even if the HUD might remind players of the Riot Games title.
With the developers hoping to release a mobile version of Valorant soon, Hyper Front poses a serious barrier in their efforts to capture a massive player base.
While the developers at Riot Games have yet to issue a statement, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if they issue some kind of legal notice against NetEase and its developers.
