League of Legends down: Check Riot Games server status as Valorant also faces outage
League of Legends appears to be down for many players, with thousands of reports flooding in on Downdetector on Friday night.
Gamers are experiencing issues with both League of Legends and Valorant, two popular games developed by Riot Games, in the United States. As of the evening of September 26, 2026, thousands of League of Legends players and hundreds of Valorant players reported outages on Downdetector, a website tracking internet outages.
League of Legends users in the US reported 6,923 problems, with 41% related to server connection issues, 33% to game launch problems, and 16% to gameplay issues. Valorant, on the other hand, has 484 reported outages in the US, with 30% of the problems tied to game launch, 30% to gameplay, and 24% to server connection troubles.
These service interruptions have impacted a significant number of players, causing frustration and disruption in their gaming experiences.
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