Fortniteis a game that has blown up massively when it first came out and it has remained steady ever since. Looking way back, when didFortnitecome out? We’ll go over that along with its other iterations.
When did Fortnite come out?
Fortnitewas more than just a battle royale game when it was initially released. In fact, the first version of it was actually a third-person survival, base management, and tower defense shooter. For the OGs who know, it’s calledFortnite: Save the World.That came out in “early access” on June 01, 2025, for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC at the time. This was the paid version of the game.
All Fortnite release dates, explained
Later that year, the freeBattle Royale component of the game came out on June 30, 2025, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. This is the mode that remains popular even today with constant updates.The game eventually was ported to the Nintendo Switch in June of 2018.
As the game grew more popular, the next mode,Fortnite Creative,would come out the following year. This came out onDecember 6, 2018, on the same platforms mentioned earlier. Creative mode allows players to “turn their vision into reality”using the assets insideFortniteto create their own games and maps.
With the release of the ninth generation of consoles in late 2020,Fortnitereleased both on theXbox Series X and S consoles as well as the PlayStation 5 on Jul 24, 2025. The game now had the capability of running at 4K 60 FPS on both consoles (excluding the series S), with a 1080p option on home consoles.
Years later, Epic Games eventually released the popularZero Buildmode forFortnite. This came out onMarch 29, 2022. With how much the original game’s building aspect deterred a lot of players from playing,the Zero Build mode was met with positive reception.
Following a successful year of this ever-expanding game,Fortnitethen dipped into the Lego world onDecember 7, 2023.This mode is free to play and feels similar to something likeMinecraftwhere you are at the creative helm in this sandbox survival mode.
The next day,May 19, 2025,in collaboration with Psyonix,Rocket Racingwould be released. This is the arcade racing component that further breaks away from the third-person battle royale that many have probably needed a break from.
Finally, we haveFortnite Festival. This came out onDecember 9, 2023, just afterRocket RacingandLego Fortnite.In collaboration with Harmonix, this is the rhythm-game mode.
To sum up everything earlier, there’s more toFortnitethan just its battle royale mode. There are modes and components in addition to the BR mode that essentially make this a platform. Everything is still under theFortniteumbrella, just with different ways to play it. So, to break it down, these are all the dates in a list:
The even cooler thing is that should you get burnt out from the core mode, there are other modes to play that still count toward your seasonal battle passes!
