Is Fortnite down? How to check server status in UK and beyond
Beware the dreaded 'servers not responding' message.
If you find yourself hitting a brick wall when trying to play Fortnite – it's most likely that the servers are down due to an issue, or scheduled server downtime for maintenance and updates being installed.
We get it, though, multiplayer games are great fun to play – especially with friends – but they can quickly become a source of pain owing to their online nature.
It doesn't just affect Battle Royale either, as LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival and Rocket Racing go down too. It's a shame we can't pass the time in one of the other great game modes.
Mercifully, it typically isn't for very long. Speaking of, this intro is getting a bit long in the tooth – so let's get to it!
Is Fortnite down? Scheduled maintenance news
As far as we know, Fortnite is currently online.
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Earlier today (26th March), the game was taken offline and players will have been hitting an error message that said 'servers not responding'.
This downtime was planned in advance as developers needed to halt activity on the servers while they patched in Fortnite update v29.10.
When did Fortnite servers come back online?
The Fortnite servers seem to have come back online around 10.30am GMT, from a UK time zone perspective, on 26th March.
That's when the developers posted on social media to explain that the game was back up and running with a fair amount of new content.
Earlier estimates from Epic had suggested we could be waiting around until midday, so to have the game back before that was a real bonus for fans.
How to check Fortnite server status
Whenever you're unsure as to whether Fortnite is online, there are three main places you should check to see what the Fortnite server status is looking like.
- The official Fortnite Status Twitter account will keep you posted with official updates from the developers.
- Also, the Epic Games website will give you a quick way to look at the official status of all of Epic's services.
- Plus, take a look at Down Detector and you'll see if any other players are currently experiencing difficulties.
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