Epic Games published Fortnite via its early access version during July 25, 2017. Battle Royale emerged as a free-to-play mode through its launch in September 2017 on September 26. The game repeatedly receives new seasons along with frequent releases of updates.
Fortnite Season 1 was officially launched on September 26, 2017; this was the onset of the Battle Royale mode, which gained rapid success. The game was initially released in July 2017; however, the Season got a little bit of a late start as the Battle Royale mode was introduced and was developed thereafter.