The game is free and players are able to unlock new items as they progress without paying anything. Hidden around are weapons and traps, and players must arm themselves while exploring.įortnite started in July 2017 as a four-player cooperative survival game, but the game's developer, Epic, noticed the huge success of PC title PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), which pits 100 players against each other, and decided to release a new version. In short, it's a mass online brawl where 100 players leap out of a flying bus on to a small island and then fight until only one is left.
