Valorant has been a beloved game throughout the years, but similarly to any online title in this day and age, there are bound to be some errors with getting online.
One of these revolves around the error message ‘Update Server Down,’ and we will run over what this means for Valorant players.
Valorant: What is the Update Server Down Error
It’s never a fun experience loading up your PC and booting up the game you want to play, and it just simply doesn’t work.
This has been the case throughout the years for some players when it comes to Valorant, as when they’re on the Riot Games launcher, they are shown the message, ‘Update Server Down.’ The launcher will then prompt you with the message “Hmmm, our servers seem to be down at the moment and we weren’t able to get an update required to launch games. We are sorry and are trying to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Please try again later.”
This is going to cause a detour in your plans to play Valorant, and there are some solutions we can provide you with so you can hopefully get back into the action. However, we aren’t wizards regarding Valorant’s servers, but through experience, these may resolve this issue for you.
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- Reset your internet connection
- Simply resetting your router, or reconnecting to your internet can oftentimes solve most issues
- Ensure your PC is in the correct time zone and that it is in sync with the region you’re trying to play Valorant in.
- Verify your game files to ensure that they’re up to date, along with making sure no files are corrupt.
- Uninstall your game if all else fails, and doing a fresh install could solve the Update Server Down bug.
If all else fails, we recommend reaching out to Riot’s customer support team, as they’re more than likely going to have a final verdict on your Riot Games launcher displaying this message. Hopefully, one of these solutions works, as it can be frustrating to have no way to play your favorite game, but we hope you are on your way to playing Valorant soon.
