Games & Sports Starting with 'V'

Surprisingly few mainstream ones, but here are legitimate entries:

Recognized Sports

• Volleyball (indoor, beach, sitting, snow) — Olympic since 1964.
• Vigoro — Australian women's sport; cricket/baseball hybrid; played 1900s–60s, now rare.
• Va'a (Outrigger Canoeing) — Polynesian origin; sprint & distance; World Championships.
• Vovinam — Vietnamese martial art; competition forms + sparring.

Video Games

• Valorant — Riot's tactical 5v5 FPS; massive esports.
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines — Cult classic immersive sim/RPG.
• V Rising — Survival crafting as vampire; 2022 hit.
• Viewtiful Joe — Side-scrolling action; "VFX powers."
• Valheim — Co-op Viking survival; 10M+ sales.
• Void Bastards — Roguelike FPS; comic-book style.

Tabletop / Party

• Villainous (Disney) — Asymmetric strategy; play as villains.
• Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (VTES) — CCG; deep multiplayer politics.
• Verdant — Plant-drafting puzzle; gorgeous, chill.
• Viscounts of the West Kingdom — Worker-placement; Shem Phillips trilogy.

Traditional / Folk

• Veiling — Dutch/Belgian folk game; cloth over target; precision throwing.
• Vigoro (see above)

Volleyball and Valorant are the only two with massive global participation. The rest are niche, regional, or indie gems.