Q50822580
Sign in to save2017 free-to-play battle royal video game developed by Epic Games
Game details · IGDB
Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where you and your friends fight to be the last one standing in Battle Royale, join forces to make your own Creative games, or catch a live show at Party Royale.
- Released
- 2020
- Genres
- Shooter, Simulator
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Battle Royale
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5, Unreal Engine 4
- Franchise
- Fortnite
- Developer
- Epic Games
- Publisher
- Epic Games
Key facts
- Developer
- Epic Games
- Publisher
- Epic Games
- Director
- Donald Mustard
- Composers
- Rom Di Prisco , Pinar Toprak
- Series
- Fortnite
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Platforms
- macOS PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One iOS Nintendo Switch Android Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5 Nintendo Switch 2
- Release
- September 26, 2017 macOS , PlayStation 4 , Windows , Xbox One September 26, 2017 iOS April 2, 2018 Nintendo Switch June 12, 2018 Android August 9, 2018 Xbox Series X/S November 10, 2020 PlayStation 5 November 12, 2020 Nintendo Switch 2 June 5, 2025
- Genres
- Third-person shooter , battle royale
- Mode
- Multiplayer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- battle royale game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Epic Games
- Based on
- Fortnite
- Developer
- Epic Games
- Platform
- Q122761124
- Game mode
- multiplayer video game
- Game engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Official website
- www.fortnite.com
Show 14 more facts
- game mechanics
- open world
- title
- Fortnite Battle Royale
- publication date
- 2018-08-09
- different from
- Fortnite: Save the World
- distributed by
- Amazon Luna
- business model
- early access
- operating system
- iOS
- language of work or name
- English language
- social media followers
- 13100000
- software version identifier
- 38.11
- input device
- touchscreen
- review score
- 94%
- has characteristic
- cross-platform play
- copyright license
- proprietary license
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fortnite Battle Royale is a 2017 battle royale video game produced by Epic Games. Part of the overall Fortnite platform, the game follows up to 100 players competing to be the last player or team remaining. Matches begin with players descending onto a large island, where they gather weapons, items, and resources from scattered locations while attempting to avoid damage from other players and a continuously shrinking safe zone. A building system allows players to use gathered resources—wood, stone, and metal—to create temporary structures that can be used for movement, defense, or combat. The game is played from a third-person perspective, with the camera positioned behind the player character's shoulder.
The game features a live background narrative divided into chapters and seasons, each bringing changes to the island, gameplay, and cosmetic content. Players may purchase an in-game currency, V-Bucks, through the in-game Item Shop, to buy cosmetic items such as outfits and emotes. A seasonal "Battle Pass", also purchased with V-Bucks, features tiers—levels that players unlock by earning XP through gameplay, each rewarding their own cosmetic item. New modes have been introduced since launch, including Zero Build, which removes building mechanics, as well as ranked gameplay and other special formats with different rulesets. Some modes and updates are tied to promotional collaborations with film, television, and music properties.
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