On July 25, 2017, Fortnite was released into Early Access by Epic Games, and over the course of 4 years, the game has amassed a huge fan base. In May 2020, the company announced on Twitter how many people play Fortnite – the number of registered gamers exceeded 350 million. And every day their number continues to grow.
General information about Fortnite: description
The developers labeled the game as Battle Royal, a game that combines a co-op survival sim with Last Man Standing. But limiting Fortnite to just this concept is impossible. You can find elements and Plants vs Zombies in it, only people play the role of plants. Here you need to build bases with traps, as in Borderlands. But most of all, the game resembles Tower Defens, only with a 3rd person projection.
In Fortnite, players alone or in a corporation with another 99 participants enter the scene, and they are faced with the task of moving to the center of the location after landing, collecting as many weapons and useful artifacts as possible along the way.
Unlike many other multiplayer campaigns, there is only one map for each season.
Fortnite is somewhat reminiscent of PUBG or Apex Legends, but has a feature that distinguishes it from its counterparts. Here the characters not only fight, but also have the opportunity to build forts and equip shelters, set traps. To succeed in the mission, shooting skill alone will not be enough, you will have to develop other skills. The goal is to stay alive.
There are several game modes in Fortnite:
- Battle Royal. The goal of the mission is to stay alive. Each season has a new map and a fresh theme that sets the tone for the entire scenario of the game. Inside the mode, there is an additional gaming space – Royal Party – here you can take a break from battles and have fun in peace. At the service of gamers are boat races, passing obstacle courses, as well as performances by stars.
- Save the World – the mode allows you to complete missions and improve your skill. In addition, here you can get game artifacts that will be useful in the main mode. You can fight alone, in the company of friends or other members of the Fortnite community.
- Creative – creative mode allows you to create games of any complexity, where the action will develop according to its own rules. A gamer can invite friends to their space or visit locations created by other players.
Fortnite is currently available on Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PS consoles, on PC and in the Android app (you can download the game from the Samsung Galaxy Store). After the introduction of direct purchases into the game, the game was removed from the App Store, because. Apple considered that in this way Epic Game violated the rules of the store. Therefore, it is currently not possible to install on an iOS mobile device. For the same reason, Fortnite disappeared from Google Play.
Game popularity
Initially, few could have imagined that Fortnite would become so popular. Initially, it was one of many games in which a team of people explore the world during the day, collect resources and build fortifications, and fight off zombies at night. The turning point came when, in response to the growing appeal of PUBG, Epic Games released their Battle Royale, based on the engine, combat mechanics, character models used by competitors.
The bet was made correctly, and soon Fortnite gained a leading position in the world of the gaming industry. Although at first the gameplay was raw, the project soon gained momentum. This led Epic Games to decide to focus entirely on Fortnite, even though they had to shut down Paragon in order to do so.
The main advantage of Fortnite, which explains its popularity, is the low entry threshold. You only need to invest in the initial project to protect against monsters. But in the future, you can fight in the Royal Battle almost for free.
There are small payments that allow you to buy a costume or accelerate the accumulation of skills, but they are all small.
The advantages of Fortnite, which attract more and more supporters to the game, include excellent support from the manufacturing company. Improvements apply to all areas, both in terms of technical implementation and in terms of content. The possibilities of combat are constantly expanding, new weapons are appearing, and the locations of battles are increasing.
Number of people who play fortnite
Now the game has 250 million registered accounts, of which over 120 million are active. There are many accumulative services on the network that allow you to estimate how many online players are in the game right now. According to information from statistical servers, the average number ranges from 4.2–5.5 million people. The number of gamers from 150 countries increases if championships are held.
The statistics provided by Epic Games are interesting regarding information on which platform Fortnite fans most often play on. So, in the first place are game consoles. The second most attractive are mobile applications – the number of downloads has already exceeded 140 million, even though owners of iOS devices are not included in the target audience today. The share of PC users accounts for less than 15%.
Broadcasts and views
For the duration of the Fortnite Cups and Championships, Epic Games launched broadcasts on the You Tube channel, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Fortnite.com/Watch. Here you can watch the battles in real-time.
The game itself also launched a broadcast in picture-in-picture mode. So you can watch the broadcasts of the World Cup without looking up from the passage.