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Fortnite: Save the World goes Free-to-Play in April, launching on Switch 2

Published: 15:48, 11 March 2026

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Fortnite: Save the World goes Free-to-Play in April, launching on Switch 2

Fortnite: Save the World PvE mode becomes free-to-play on April 16, 2026, eliminating the need to purchase founder packs

Key Points from the Article

Community registration campaign offers milestone rewards, with the exclusive Snowstrike Hero unlocking at 1 million registrations
Save the World will be available across nine platforms including PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch 2, and cloud gaming services
The cooperative PvE mode features wave-based combat against zombie-like enemies with missions, loot gathering, and character progression

Fortnite: Save the World PvE mode becomes free-to-play on April 16, 2026, eliminating the need to purchase founder packs

Fortnite Save the World will become free-to-play on April 16, 2026, with Epic Games confirming the PvE mode will also launch on Nintendo Switch 2.

Fortnite‘s PvE mode is becoming free-to-play next month according to Epic Games. Fortnite: Save the World will release as free-to-play starting April 16, 2026.

This will allow players to access the PvE mode of Fortnite for free starting next month. Information was provided in a new developer update from the Epic Games Store. They’ve detailed multiple Fortnite changes this week, including the announcement that Save the World is becoming free-to-play.

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Save the World Becomes Free-to-Play

Players will no longer have to buy a founder pack or specific edition of Fortnite to play Save the World starting April 16. Save the World is a cooperative PvE mode where players battle waves of enemies.

Players traverse a massive battleground while doing missions, gathering loot, and unlocking character progress. Teams of players fight off tougher zombie-like creatures the further they reach into each map’s zones. Yoo can complete missions either with friends or with matchmaking to squad up and play through Fortnite Save the World.

Community Milestones and Rewards

Players can register for the community registration campaign prior to the game releasing as free-to-play. There are currently three milestone rewards that the community can unlock:

300k registrations – First milestone unlocked
700k registrations – Second milestone unlocked
1m registrations – Final community milestone featuring the Snowstrike Hero

The Snowstrike Hero is a Save the World exclusive Hero players can unlock when the community’s registration reaches 1 million.

Platforms for Save the World

Starting April 16, Save the World will be available for free on the following platforms:

PlayStation 5
PlayStation 4
Xbox Series X/S
Xbox One
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Nintendo Switch 2
PC
NVIDIA GeForce NOW
Amazon Luna

Support for Switch 2 also extends the mode’s reach even farther, introducing the cooperative experience to another huge platform. Launching free-to-play on April 16 could signal a big surge of players discovering Fortnite’s PvE mode for the first time.