Fortnite player count 2017-2023
Why is Fortnite so popular?
The reasons Fortnite has become such a global hit are clear. Not only is the game free to play, but it is also available on most gaming platforms. On top of this, the most popular gameplay mode of Fortnite is the battle royale mode, in which up to 100 players fight it out at one time. This means that the re-playability of the game is infinite – each game is unique.Keeping players engaged with live services
Fortnite Battle Royale is also a live service game, meaning that the game receives regular content updates to keep players engaged. Each season of the game roughly lasts 10 weeks and features events such as online concerts, and cosmetic changes. The game’s current iteration is called “Myths and Mortals” and is Greek mythology-themed.Live service games are here to stay
By offering cross-platform, multiplayer gaming with a live service schedule, Fortnite covers two of the biggest gaming industry trends, which the majority of the industry intend to follow. A 2023 of global gaming studios found that more than nine in ten studios were either working on or intending to release a live services title.With regular, cadenced, and themed updates to free-to-play games, studios motivate players to keep returning and, eventually, spend not only time but also money on the game. This seems to work for the parent company Epic Games – Fortnite was the most downloaded PlayStation F2P game in the EU and North America in 2023.