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What exactly does it mean for a game to be like Fortnite? That’s a question that used to be a fairly simple one–Fortnite became popular as a battle royale, so “games like Fortnite” usually meant other battle royale games. The situation is a little bit different now that we’re in Fortnite’s seventh year of existence, as Epic Games’ metaverse has grown in a lot of different ways. On top of that battle royale mode, there’s Fortnite Festival, Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and thousands of user-created islands in the bottomless pit that is Fortnite Creative.
Fortnite is still primarily known as a battle royale, judging by the player-counts–but the rest of Fortnite continues to grow. Some folks, like me, like to sample everything, and some tend to stay in the modes and games they already know they enjoy and don’t feel much of an urge to explore. There’s nothing at all wrong with either approach–it just means that “games like Fortnite” can mean pretty different things to different people these days.
With that in mind, we’re going to make our recommendations based on some of the various niches that can be found within Fortnite, rather than looking for other games that have this same breadth and scope. There just aren’t many games that can compare, so it would be silly to go that route. Instead, scroll on for recommendations for other games that hit some of the same niches that Fortnite does. Many of these are free-to-play; for more of those, check out our picks for the best free games.