Why is Fortnite so popular?

This question is being asked by many gamers at the moment and now that the release of Season 6 is approaching, Fortnite is once again gaining popularity.

What is Fortnite?

In this article, I will refer to Fortnite: Battle Royale. The 3rd person shooter is free and from the developer Epic Games. He has previously created smaller games and the so-called Unreal Engine. With Fortnite they had and still have massive success although the game is still in a so-called "early access" phase. If the name Battle Royale doesn't tell you anything, the term simply stands for the game mode that is played.

How does Fortnite work?

The game from the American developer is as I said a Battle Royale shooter. Here, the so-called battle bus flies over the map, which consists of an island with deserts, cities, and mountains. The player can choose when to jump off the bus and where he lands. You can play the game in single-player, duo, or squads consisting of 4 players. Once you've landed, it's about finding weapons, building materials, and other equipment as quickly as possible. Then you have to fight enemies. And that's essential. You fight against up to 100 other players and whoever is alive last won. So so-called camping, which means that a player or a squad entrenches a part of the map and waits until the opponents come to them, there is no so-called zone. This becomes constantly smaller in a circular way so that the players are driven closer and closer to each other. Whoever is in the zone gets damaged all the time and can die.

Why is Fortnite so popular?

This is because the game is free compared to its direct competitor "Playerunkown's Battlegrounds". Before the release of Fortnite, he had also broken all the popularity records. The two games are currently the only titles that contain a Battle Royale game mode. But soon Call of Duty and the Battlefield franchise will be added and will also include a Battle Royale mode. The games will be released later this year. Whether Fortnite can withstand this tough competition remains to be seen. But for now, gamers' interest in the title hardly seems to be diminishing. This is also because the developers have designed the game so that everyone likes it. Even the players who are less good. In general, Fortnite is not about making a particularly good game, but more about making the game tasty for as many gamers as possible. I don't think I have to say that this is a pity, but it works well in how good it is in the revenue. The developer has already earned well over a billion euros with the game