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<p><i>Fortnite</i> is an <a href="/facts/Online_game/UH6ItLnW">online video game</a> and game platform developed by <a href="/facts/Epic_Games/aoS4cGsK">Epic Games</a> and released in 2017. It is available in seven distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: <i><a href="/facts/Fortnite_Battle_Royale/Td00n5K9">Fortnite Battle Royale</a></i>, a <a href="/facts/Battle_royale_game/RF8lNoV2">battle royale game</a> in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; <i><a href="/facts/Fortnite%3a_Save_the_World/YjfVWuX9">Fortnite: Save the World</a></i>, a cooperative hybrid <a href="/facts/Tower_defense/tfGTccSB">tower defense</a>-<a href="/facts/Shooter_game/CcCtH1mD">shooter</a> and <a href="/facts/Survival_game/kDXCCFBe">survival</a> game in which up to four players fight off <a href="/facts/Zombie/LR5MoBP8">zombie</a>-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; <i><a href="/facts/Fortnite_Creative/s39XMRq3">Fortnite Creative</a></i>, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas; <i><a href="/facts/Lego_Fortnite/VlfFdcF6">Lego Fortnite</a></i>, an <a href="/facts/Open_world/jlwwuqTa">open world</a> game collection divided between <a href="/facts/Survival_game/kDXCCFBe">survival game</a> <i>Lego Fortnite Odyssey</i> and <a href="/facts/Social_game/cJL2kcfh">social game</a> <i>Lego Fortnite Brick Life</i>; <i><a href="/facts/Rocket_Racing/D8MDVxdy">Rocket Racing</a></i>, a <a href="/facts/Racing_game/szkhmK4d">racing game</a>; <i><a href="/facts/Fortnite_Festival/5hJTwvFl">Fortnite Festival</a></i>, a <a href="/facts/Rhythm_games/BrtxkpAL">rhythm</a> game; and <i><a href="/facts/Fortnite_Ballistic/SkRzTR6M">Fortnite Ballistic</a></i>, a <a href="/facts/Tactical_first-person_shooter/KVcRynA6">tactical first-person shooter</a> currently in early access. All game modes except <i>Save the World</i> are <a href="/facts/Free-to-play/V3eIF3zL">free-to-play</a>. </p><p><i>Save the World</i> and <i>Battle Royale</i> were released in 2017 as <a href="/facts/Early_access/03kf1CDn">early access</a> titles, while <i>Creative</i> was released on December 6, 2018. While the <i>Save the World</i> and <i>Creative</i> versions have been successful for Epic Games, <i>Fortnite Battle Royale</i> in particular became an overwhelming success and a <a href="/facts/Cultural_phenomenon/nGhvjncH">cultural phenomenon</a>, drawing more than 125 million players in less than a year, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per month. <i>Fortnite</i> as a whole generated $9 billion in gross revenue up until December 2019, and it has been listed among the <a href="/facts/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best/aMlP63ff">greatest games of all time</a>. </p><p><i>Save the World</i> is available for <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, and <a href="/facts/Xbox_One/Nom1XYbe">Xbox One</a>, while <i>Battle Royale</i> and <i>Creative</i> were released for all those platforms as well as <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> and <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> devices and <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a>. The game also launched with the release of the ninth-generation <a href="/facts/PlayStation_5/vJ2ahUoK">PlayStation 5</a>, <a href="/facts/Xbox_Series_X%2fS/gkN9VjV2">Xbox Series X/S</a> and <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch_2/3QmGIeem">Nintendo Switch 2</a> consoles. Furthermore, <i>Lego Fortnite</i>, <i>Rocket Racing</i>, <i>Fortnite Festival</i>, and <i>Fortnite Ballistic</i> are available on all platforms. </p>