Chapter 1, Season 1
The beginning
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Battle Royale had launched a month earlier, and this was its first proper season.
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Fortnite history
Every Fortnite season, in order.
From the first island in 2017 to Treasure Hunters today. Scroll through all 43 seasons, the live events and the moments that changed the game.
43 seasons7 chapters17 big moments
2017 to 2019
Chapter 1
10 seasons · Oct 2017 to Oct 2019
Read the Chapter 1 storyBattle Royale launches
Fortnite Battle Royale goes free on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Chapter 1, Season 2
Medieval
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The first season with a Battle Pass, and a castle on the map.
Chapter 1, Season 3
Space
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A meteor appeared in the sky and hung there all season.
Fortnite comes to iPhone
The iOS version opens to everyone.
Chapter 1, Season 4
Superheroes
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The meteor hit, and the season ended with a rocket launch that cracked the sky.
Fortnite on Switch
The Nintendo Switch version launches.
Chapter 1, Season 5
Worlds collide
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Rifts dropped places from other times onto the island.
Chapter 1, Season 6
Darkness rises
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A mysterious purple cube rolled around the island, then melted into Loot Lake.
Chapter 1, Season 7
Winter
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Snow arrived, planes took off, and Creative mode launched.
The first big concert
Marshmello plays live in the game, watched by over 10 million players.
Chapter 1, Season 8
Pirates and ninjas
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A volcano rose on the island, beside pirate coves and cannons.
Chapter 1, Season 9
The future
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A futuristic city rose from the volcano's damage.
The Fortnite World Cup
Bugha wins the solo final in New York and takes home $3 million.
Chapter 1, Season X
Out of time
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The last season of Chapter 1, and it went out with a black hole.
2019 to 2021
Chapter 2
8 seasons · Oct 2019 to Dec 2021
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Chapter 2, Season 1
A new island
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A brand-new island, and the longest season up to then.
Chapter 2, Season 2
Top Secret
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A spy season with secret agency bases hidden around the island.
A concert for millions
Travis Scott's Astronomical show runs over several days.
Chapter 2, Season 3
Splash Down
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The island flooded, and the water slowly drained as the weeks went on.
Removed from app stores
Apple and Google pull Fortnite after a payments dispute.
Chapter 2, Season 4
Nexus War
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A superhero season that ended with a giant cosmic live event.
Fortnite Crew launches
The monthly subscription begins.
Chapter 2, Season 5
Zero Point
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Hunters from other worlds arrived through the Zero Point.
Chapter 2, Season 6
Primal
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The island went wild, with animals to hunt and weapons to craft.
Chapter 2, Season 7
Invasion
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Aliens invaded, with UFOs you could fly.
The Rift Tour
Ariana Grande headlines a multi-day in-game concert.
Chapter 2, Season 8
Cubed
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The cubes came back, and Chapter 2 ended by flipping the island.
2021 to 2022
Chapter 3
4 seasons · Dec 2021 to Dec 2022
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Chapter 3, Season 1
Flipped
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A new island built on Unreal Engine 5, with sliding and web-swinging.
Chapter 3, Season 2
Resistance
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A war season that brought tanks and, most importantly, Zero Build.
Zero Build arrives
A mode with no building, and it soon becomes permanent.
Chapter 3, Season 3
Vibin'
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A summer season built around a giant reality tree.
Chapter 3, Season 4
Paradise
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Liquid chrome spread across the island, and Chapter 3 ended with Fracture.
2022 to 2023
Chapter 4
5 seasons · Dec 2022 to Dec 2023
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Chapter 4, Season 1
A new island
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A new island with medieval and futuristic corners, built on Unreal Engine 5.1.
Chapter 4, Season 2
Mega
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A neon city with drifting cars and grind rails. Ranked arrived during it.
UEFN launches
Unreal Editor for Fortnite opens up island making on PC.
Ranked arrives
Ranked play launches in Battle Royale and Zero Build.
Chapter 4, Season 3
Wilds
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A jungle with ruins, vines and raptors.
Chapter 4, Season 4
Last Resort
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A heist season about cracking vaults.
Chapter 4, Season OG · Special season
Fortnite OG
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The original Chapter 1 map came back for a month, and players flooded in.
The Big Bang
Chapter 4 ends with a music event, and LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Festival follow.
2023 to 2024
Chapter 5
5 seasons · Dec 2023 to Nov 2024
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Chapter 5, Season 1
Underground
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A new island and weapon mods, launched alongside LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Festival.
Chapter 5, Season 2
Myths and Mortals
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Greek gods took over, with Mount Olympus on the map.
Chapter 5, Season 3
Wrecked
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A wasteland season with armoured cars. Reload launched during it.
Reload launches
A faster mode on a smaller map with respawns.
Chapter 5, Season 4
Absolute Doom
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A Marvel villain took over the island.
Back on iPhone in the EU
Fortnite returns to the App Store in the European Union.
Chapter 5, Remix · Special season
Chapter 2 Remix
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The Chapter 2 island came back, remixed, ending in a big music finale.
2024 to 2025
Chapter 6
6 seasons · Dec 2024 to Nov 2025
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Chapter 6, Season 1
Hunters
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A Japan-inspired island with wall-running and masks of power.
Chapter 6, Season 2
Lawless
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A crime season about heists and getaways.
Back on the US App Store
Fortnite returns to iPhone in the US.
Chapter 6, Mini Season 1 · Mini-season
Galactic Battle
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A short Star Wars season, the first mini-season.
Switch 2 launch title
Fortnite is out on Nintendo Switch 2 from day one.
Chapter 6, Season 3
Super
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A superhero season, starting just as Fortnite launched on Switch 2.
Chapter 6, Season 4
Shock 'N Awesome
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A bug invasion overran the island.
Chapter 6, Mini Season 2 · Mini-season
The Simpsons
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A month-long mini-season set in Springfield.
2025 to 2026
Chapter 7
5 seasons · Nov 2025 to now
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Chapter 7, Season 1
Pacific Break
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A new, Hollywood-flavoured island with wingsuits and balloons.
Chapter 7, Season 2
Showdown
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Rivalries paired players up against each other, with an ice castle on Polar Peak.
Chapter 7, Season 3
Runners
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A remixed Shattered Coast where you grabbed Sprites and extracted them.
Chapter 7, Season 4
Override
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A gaming-legends season packed with video game crossovers.
Chapter 7, Mini Season · Mini-season
Treasure Hunters
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The One Piece mini-season on Crossbones Isle. It's on now.
How many Fortnite seasons have there been?
43 so far, counting Treasure Hunters. That's 38 full seasons across seven chapters, plus five special and mini-seasons: Fortnite OG, Chapter 2 Remix, Galactic Battle, The Simpsons and Treasure Hunters. Some sites count 41 or 42, depending on whether they include the short seasons.
How chapters work
A chapter is a run of seasons on the same island. When a chapter ends, usually with a live event, the next one starts on a new map. Seasons inside a chapter change the island, the loot and the Battle Pass, and the story carries on from one to the next.