Today (Tuesday 14th January 2025), Fortnite fans knew to expect some downtime.
This is because of the Fortnite v33.20 update, which will add Hatsune Miku and the Godzilla boss battle into the game into the game.
As ever, this update doesn't just affect Battle Royale, with LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, Fortnite Creative, Rocket Racing and the Item Shop expected to go down as well.
When Fortnite is down, the game's whole ecosystem grinds to a halt and you might want to find something else to do for a few hours. Keep on reading to learn more!
Is Fortnite down? Scheduled maintenance news
Yes, Fortnite is currently down.
At around 9am GMT this morning, from a UK time zone perspective, the game went offline for some planned maintenance.
This was confirmed with the social media post below, which also included a video to tease what's coming in the update.
The official Epic Games website says that today's downtime is scheduled to end at 10:30am GMT, so we'd hope to be jumping back into the game at that time.
How to check Fortnite server status
Whenever you're unsure as to whether Fortnite is online, there are three main places you should check to see what the Fortnite server status is looking like.
- The official Fortnite Status Twitter account will keep you posted with official updates from the developers.
- Also, the Epic Games website will give you a quick way to look at the official status of all of Epic's services.
- Plus, take a look at Down Detector and you'll see if any other players are currently experiencing difficulties.
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