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Fortnite

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
Fortnite
Fortnite cover
Developers
Epic Games
Publishers
Epic Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 5
2017-2021 Unreal Engine 4
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 84
IGDB 83
Resources
PCGamingWiki
WineHQ
Fortnite on HowLongToBeat
Fortnite on IGDB
Fortnite guide on StrategyWiki
Fortnite on MobyGames
Fortnite on Wikipedia
Fortnite on macOS will play perfectly and connect to online servers with other Mac users, but remains on a very outdated version of the game from before the Epic vs. Apple lawsuit. You need to have owned Fortnite since before the Epic vs. Apple lawsuit to download the Mac version.

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Rosetta 2 Perfect Perfect Playable only old season.[1][2][3]
iOS/iPadOS App Perfect Last season can be played through Sideloading in EU, see #Fornite on iPhone/iPad in European Union.
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Unplayable
Wine Unplayable Starts, but gets Error that you should use the Original Launcher (via GPTK, HeroicLauncher).[4]
Virtualization
Parallels Unplayable Game installs, but EasyAntiCheat is unable to be installed or launched - No support for Windows 10 ARM.[5][6][7][8]

Fornite on iPhone/iPad in European Union

Fortnite is available for EU citizens through Sideloading[9] as Sideloading is now available in EU[10]. Follow the instructions here.

Gameplay videos

References

  1. Verified by User:WillyTechGames on 2022-03-30
    Device: MacMini M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    Method: MacOS Monterey Version 12.3
    Store: Epic Games
    Resolution: Full HD
    Framerate: 60fps average
    Controller: Keyboard Mouse
    Comment: Game installs and can be playable, but you must to owned the game a long time ago, before the problems Apple VS Epic, if you download epic store now and try to owned for mac & download is not allow you.
  2. Verified by User:Andytizer on
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
  3. Verified by User:Novashivam on 2024-02-25
    Device: MacMini M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    Method: MacOS Sonoma Version 14.3.1
    Store: Epic Games
    Resolution: Full HD
    Framerate: 60fps average
    Controller: Keyboard Mouse
    Comment: Download game from epic store will work fine.
  4. Verified by User:Crash09N on 2023-09-23
    Device: MacBook Pro M2 2022 24GB RAM
    OS: macOS 14
    Method: GPTK via HeroicLauncher
    Store: EpicGames
    Comment: Starts, but gets Error that you should use the Original Launcher
  5. Verified by User:ProbablyAri on 2024-11-05
    Device: MacBook Pro M3 Pro 14 18GB RAM
    OS: macOS
    Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 20
    Store: EpicGamesLauncher
    Controller: keyboard
    Comment: Launch Error "ARM64 CPUS ARE NOT SUPPORTED"
  6. Verified by User:Paul on 2021-11-18
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro 14 32GB RAM
    OS: macOS
    Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 17
    Comment: Response "Failed to install BattlEye Service",beacuse of the BE service can not open on service.msc
  7. Verified by User:Cyazide on 2021-04-15
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    Method: MacOS Big Sur Version 11.3 Beta (20E5229a)
    Store: Epic Games
    Comment: Game installs, but EasyAntiCheat is unable to be installed or launched - No support for Windows 10 ARM
  8. Verified by User:BringBackTron and Jhelzei on 2021-04-20
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8GB RAM
    OS: macOS 11.3 Beta 8
    Method: Windows ARM Build 21359 on Parallels 16.5
    Comment: EasyAntiCheat issue, outright error stating no suport for ARM64
  9. Get the Epic Games Store on iPhone and iPad - last accessed on 2024-10-23
  10. Installing apps through alternative app distribution in the European Union - last accessed on 2024-10-23