India, Aug. 21 -- Valorant Mobile is live, and currently limited to Chinese servers. But yes, you can install it anywhere in the world. It's handy for anyone itching to bring tactical FPS action into their pocket before the global release. Just be ready for a few workarounds.

You can't find this on Google Play yet. Instead:

You'll need to log in using WeChat or QQ. Make sure your account is verified.

You'll need to trick the App Store:

Once downloaded:

If you want the earliest hands-on with Valorant Mobile in its beta phase, and the global launch date still isn't fixed, this method gets you in. Just be patient, some VPN setups, permissions tricks, and minor inconvenience come with early access.

So yes, you don't have to wait out the...