Fortnite Battle Royale

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

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YEAR 2017

GENRE Shooter

PLATFORM Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch 2

ABOUT THE GAME

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 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. Development began in mid-2017, following the popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Built using assets from Fortnite: Save the World, the mode was originally planned as part of the paid version of Fortnite, but was released separately as a free title. Epic Games launched the mode after two months of development, later assigning a dedicated team to support its rapid growth. The game expanded to additional platforms, including consoles and mobile devices, and later introduced cross-platform play and moved to a newer version of Unreal Engine.

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