10 Features Of Valorant That Set It Apart From Counter-Strike

11. Characters & Abilities

Although Valorant is a tactical shooter in essence, it incorporates elements from MOBA games, namely characters and abilities, which in some ways make it more akin to Blizzard's hero shooter Overwatch than Counter-Strike.

There are a total of 10 characters or 'agents' so far, each with four abilities including an ultimate, which can be charged up by getting kills or gathering orbs on the map. Instead of the need to gain levels in order to unlock abilities, they are purchased in the same way as guns with 'creds'.

The addition of these characters and abilities naturally adds a whole new dimension to the game that is absent in Counter-Strike.