Valorant is a tactical first person shooter released by Riot Games in 2020, where sound is as important as aim and footsteps reveal player position through walls and around corners. Clips of agent footsteps were shared by players recording matches and training drills, then reused outside the game as a shorthand for someone approaching unseen. The effect sits alongside classic cues like enemy spotted in other shooters, and it remains popular because even non players instantly understand the tension of steps getting closer in a quiet corridor during a tense round.