Fortnite Got A Lot Messier This Year

Epic has spent the past few years trying as hard as it can to will the Fortnite metaverse into being–and now, at the end of 2025, it’s actually starting to look like it’s getting there. Things are still very messy, but Epic’s moves in that direction–which frequently seem to involve trying random things just to see what happens–may have finally borne fruit.Back at the end of 2023, Fortnite attempted to usher in its metaverse in earnest by launching Fortnite Festival, Rocket Racing, and Lego Fortnite all at once. It didn’t quite work, because all three were half-baked and missing key features. The only way to play Racing was in Ranked, Festival lacked instrument support and still doesn’t have a practice mode, and Lego Fortnite had the feel of a generic early-access survival game wearing Lego clothing.Two years later, we’ve got a much prettier picture, but not because Epic went all in on those modes. Instead, Epic has simply kept churning out new modes, some of which have done consiste