Riot Games appears to be recruiting for an unannounced first-person shooter tied to the
VALORANT IP. A new job listing for an Associate Art Director in 3D Character Art on the
Riot Games careers website describes an “
unpublished R&D product”, with responsibilities including defining the character art vision, leading a team, and producing stylized assets spanning humans, creatures, props, and clothing, all of which are classic indicators that a project is transitioning from prototyping to production.
One important clarification: this role does not appear to concern
VALORANT Mobile. That project was announced years ago, co-developed with Lightspeed, and launched
first in China on August 19, 2025, following tens of millions of pre-registrations. The timing and the co-development arrangement indicate a separate track from the Los Angeles–based R&D position highlighted here.