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2017 free-to-play battle royal video game developed by Epic Games

Game details · IGDB

83Critic score · 5 ratings
71User score · 997 ratings

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

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
United States
Publisher
Epic Games
Based on
Fortnite
Developer
Epic Games
Platform
Q122761124
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
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
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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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