These Fortnite geysers also feature in several of the weekly assignments, with the initial one being to launch into the air using three of them. More recently, a task was added that involved using a Fortnite Baller, a Fortnite zipline, and a geyser in a single match, so if you’re already in the area to ride an eruption then it makes sense to continue on to Rave Cave afterwards to take in the other items as well. We’ve got all of the Fortnite geyser locations around Reality Falls for you here, so you can easily tick off any quests that require them.

Fortnite geysers locations

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Pick weeds near Fortnite Reality Seeds for another challenge.

Fortnite geysers are only found in the western section of the Fortnite map that’s full of giant, glowing mushrooms. It’s also where you can find Reality Falls and Greasy Grove. There are 12 geysers in this area, but you’ll find seven of them clustered together in Peril Pass, making that your best spot for completing this easy challenge, and the nearby Reality Tree has lots of loot for you to grab later. Use the above map and the information below to help you get to any of the Fortnite geyser locations:

1. Peril Pass: You’ll find seven geysers all very close together in this landmark area, which is just west of Reality Falls
2. Reality Falls north: There’s a geyser out on a small rocky island in the lake area fed by several waterfalls that’s just north of the Reality Tree.
3. Reality Falls south: South of Reality Falls and across the road, you’ll find a geyser towards the top of a cliff.
4. Shelly Shoals: There’s a geyser west-southwest of Greasy Grove around a large cliff formation on the west coast by a landmark called Shelly Shoals.
5. Displaced Depot: You can find a geyser east-northeast of the Displaced Depot landmark building. It’s on top of the rock formation that looks like a giant shark head.
6. Scratch Pad: Go southwest from the Scratch Pad landmark to find a geyser on top of a hill surrounded by trees.

From Reality Falls, you can head north to Rave Cave where you can find the Fortnite wind tunnel at The Screwballer. You’ll need to hop into a Baller vehicle and get inside the tunnel to cross off one of the Week 2 Fortnite quests. While you’re in the area, look out for some Fortnite Runaway Boulders, which can be dislodged using your Baller for another challenge.

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Fortnite Grapple Gloves

Swing your way around the island with Fortnite Grapple Gloves from one of these locations.

Although characters are no longer involved with distributing Fortnite quests, it still pays to know their locations as they’ll give you useful items for free when you meet, as well as selling services such as fighting alongside you as your personal bodyguard or forecasting the next storm circle to give you a head start over your opponents. If you want to benefit from their abilities, then you’ll need to know where to find these 29 different NPCs. We should also highlight that currently Fortnite Darth Vader isn’t on the official characters list, so follow our separate guide if you want to take them on in battle.

Fortnite characters accept payment in the form of Fortnite gold bars, which you can spend with them on weapons, items, and useful intel. Because the world of Fortnite is so large you might not stumble upon them by accident, so follow our guide to all of the Fortnite characters locations and you’ll be meeting up with these elusive NPCs in no time.

Fortnite Characters locations

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There are currently 29 Fortnite characters to find around the island, and you can keep track of the ones you’ve met so far by visiting the Collections tab on the Quests screen. They all only spawn in one specific location each which makes them easier to find, so we’ve marked all of the Fortnite characters locations we’ve encountered on the map. Bear in mind that when characters are bunched up in an area (such as Shroom Chalet or The Joneses) then they may not all spawn in the same match, and if another player has already hired or eliminated them then that will remove the character from the location.

You’ll know when you’re close to one as you’ll see a speech bubble icon on your map, as well as on your screen above their head which you can see through walls. Interact with them and the first time you meet you’ll add them to your Collection, with a confirmation appearing on screen. This list shows where all of the Fortnite characters can be discovered:

• 01) Lil’ Whip – Coney Crossroads (Sofdeez on the east side)
• 02) Rustler – Shifty Shafts (east side)
• 03) The Paradigm – Seven Outpost II (northwest of Logjam Lumberyard)
• 04) The Scientist – Synapse Station (Battle Bus workshop)
• 05) The Origin – Seven Outpost III (northeast of The Daily Bugle)
• 06) The Visitor – Launchpad (east of Sanctuary)
• 07) Sunbird or Moon Hawk – The Temple (northeast of The Daily Bugle)
• 08) Guaco – Greasy Grove (behind the counter inside Tacos)
• 09) Mancake – Rocky Reels (storage building on the east side)
• 10) Bao Bros – Condo Canyon (Dumpling store on the west side)
• 11) The Imagined – Seven Outpost V (west of Rave Cave)
• 12) Cuddle Team Leader – Rave Cave (platform by north entrance)
• 13) Stash’d – Chonker’s Speedway (workshop on northwest side)
• 14) Haven – Ridgeline Ranger Station (west of Coney Crossroads)
• 15) Jonesy The First – The Joneses (blue building on the north side)
• 16) Ludwig – The Joneses (red building on the southeast side)
• 17) Bunker Jonesy – The Joneses (near the pond on the southwest side)
• 18) Mullet Marauder – The Joneses (gym building on the northwest side)
• 19) Metal Team Leader – Shroom Chalet (northwest of Reality Falls)
• 20) Cuddlepool – Shroom Chalet (northwest of Reality Falls)
• 21) Quackling – Shroom Chalet (northwest of Reality Falls)
• 22) Kyle – Washout Wharf (northeast of Logjam Lotus)
• 23) Cryptic – Rave Cave (inside central cave area)
• 24) Fishstick – Sleepy Sound (inside Sticks)
• 25) The Foundation – Seven Outpost VII (east of Sanctuary)
• 26) Meowscles – Scratch Pad (west of Reality Falls)
• 27) The Order – Seven Outpost IV (south of Condo Canyon)
• 28) Evie – Syndicate Shoals (east of The Daily Bugle)
• 29) Panther – Gas Station (northeast of Rocky Reels)

What do Fortnite Characters do

When you find one of the Fortnite characters and interact with them, you’ll be given a variety of options to choose from, either taking on a task for them or buying something from them. Possible choices include:

• Duel – Defeat the character in combat to collect their weapon
• Hire – Recruit the character to fight alongside you
• Prop Disguise – Turns you into a prop until you use an item or take damage
• Rift – Opens a rift to teleport you into the sky so you can glide
• Storm Forecast – Shows where the next Storm phase will form on your map
• Tip Bus Driver – Post a tip to the Battle Bus driver in the feed
• Weapon – Purchase a weapon (including exotics) from the character

Which Fortnite Characters do what

If you’re looking for a particular service from one of the Fortnite characters, then these are the ones you should be seeking out.

Duel

• Mancake

Hire

• Bunker Jonesy
• Cuddlepool
• Fishstick
• Haven
• Jonesy The First
• Ludwig
• Metal Team Leader
• Mullet Marauder
• Quackling
• Stash’d

Prop Disguise

• Cuddle Team Leader
• Lil’ Whip

Rift

• The Scientist
• The Visitor

Storm Forecast

• The Scientist
• The Visitor

Tip Bus Driver

• The Imagined
• The Order

Weapon

• Bunker Jonesy – The Dub (Exotic)
• Bunker Jonesy – Pro Fishing Rod (Rare)
• Cryptic – Heavy Sniper Rifle (Epic)
• Cuddle Team Leader – Marksman Six Shooter (Exotic)
• Cuddlepool – Sidearm Pistol (Rare)
• Evie – Fortnite Ripsaw Launcher (Rare)
• Evie – Sidearm Pistol (Rare)
• Fishstick – Pro Fishing Rod (Rare)
• The Foundation – Striker Burst Rifle (Rare)
• Guaco – Two-Shot Shotgun (Epic)
• The Imagined – Hammer Assault Rifle (Rare)
• Jonesy The First – The Dub (Exotic)
• Kyle – Chug Cannon (Exotic)
• Ludwig – The Dub (Exotic)
• Meowscles – Firefly Jar (Rare)
• Meowscles – Rusty Can (Common)
• Metal Team Leader – Striker Pump Shotgun (Legendary)
• Mullet Marauder – The Dub (Exotic)
• The Order – Hammer Assault Rifle (Rare)
• The Origin – Combat SMG (Epic)
• The Origin – Harpoon Gun (Rare)
• Panther – Charge SMG (Legendary) 
• Panther – Gas Can (Common)
• Panther – Repair Torch (Rare)
• The Paradigm – DMR (Rare)
• Quackling – Stinger SMG (Legendary)
• Rustler – Harpoon Gun (Rare)
• Sunbird or Moon Hawk – Ranger Assault Rifle (Legendary)
• Sunbird or Moon Hawk – Shadow Tracer (Exotic)
• The Visitor – Boom Sniper Rifle (Exotic)

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As someone who has loudly and proudly held a candle for Rebirth Island since its introduction in December 2020, the fact that I’d rather play Fortune’s Keep is a testament to the quality of the new map, which was introduced in Warzone Season 4 as the featured Resurgence experience. It’s full of beautifully designed buildings, traversal variety, and tons of places to get into tense, condensed firefights – Fortune’s Keep has reinvigorated this battle royale and reminded me of why I continue to return to it all these years later. 

Variety is the spice of fights 

At first, I found Fortune’s Keep a bit dense and overwhelming, especially since I was jumping back into Warzone after several months. My Resurgence matches would end rather quickly, offering me precious little time to explore the underground caves, ankle-deep waters, and beautiful Mediterranean-style town. But once I refamiliarized myself with Warzone’s gunplay and had some time alive to properly explore the new map, I was instantly hooked.

Fortune’s Keep is all about variety. On this rather small island there are both dense, layered networks of paths above and below ground, as well as several wide-open areas dotted with cover. The map has a level of verticality that is quite honestly unexpected, with ziplines and redeploy balloons scattered around the caves and multilevel buildings filled with ladders, balconies, and windows that open to elevated back alleys. But unlike the larger core battle royale maps of Caldera and Verdansk – and even Rebirth Island, to a lesser extent – there’s no well-covered, extra-tall monolith where snipers can camp for entire matches. Everything on Fortune’s Keep is only a few stories high, and all the better because of it. 

Gone are the wide-open sightlines of all three previous maps, and in their place are plenty of areas that funnel players into close-quarters fights – many of which unfurl as you sprint around corners desperate for cover, or as you get lost in the island’s many winding corridors and dimly lit subterranean tunnels. The Town location exemplifies Fortune Keep’s thrillingly tight combat, with several multi-level buildings that are easy to get lost in but just as easy to exploit and use against your enemies. Every time I enter Town, my heart is in my throat as I try to hop through windows and slide around corners to evade gunfire. The graveyard overlooking Town seems like it would be a place to easily spy on and pick off enemy combatants, but the varying elevations of the surrounding areas mean camping in a building’s window is just as unsafe as darting through the tombstones. 

Fortune’s Keep also looks beautiful, with a vibrant color palette and ornate Italian-inspired architecture that stands in stark contrast to the brutalism of Verdansk and the militaristic functionality of Rebirth Island. When I’m not being actively shot at, I like to think about how much fun I’d have on vacation here. I could swim in the turquoise waters of Smuggler’s Cove, get tipsy at a tasting at the winery, and stay in a little old nonna’s garlic-tinged AirBnB in Town. Fortune’s Keep feels like a real place, not a barren space moonlighting as a Russian-ish town or an island created solely to imprison people.

 A breath of fresh ocean air 

Fortune’s Keep is not for the faint of heart. Expect to be attacked no matter where you go, especially as you near the final few circles. This is not a map where you can cheesily camp for a few rounds and pop out during the waning moments to snatch a win out from another team’s grasp – and that’s part of what makes it so special. You may not have to prove your skill in a 1v1 battle just to return to the battlefield (remember, you can come back every time you die, so long as Resurgence is open) but that doesn’t mean this is a game mode and map for green players.

But what’s beautiful about Fortune’s Keep is that it never feels unfair. You may be constantly getting attacked no matter where you run, but there are so many ways for you to get out of a sticky situation that it almost always feels like you stand a chance.  All three previous maps (Verdansk, Rebirth Island, and Caldera) were limited in terms of traversal, with only a few routes available to get out of sticky situations. Verdansk became defined by snipers overlooking its many open fields, while Caldera’s layout was all about open, vulnerable spaces stretching between densely populated hubs. And even though I adore Rebirth Island, getting trapped over by the Nova 6 factory was always a nightmare, as was trying to make it to Decon Zone from the prison roof while the gas was closing in. But Fortune’s Keep plays with space in a way like no other Warzone map has before it, offering you myriad windows to jump out of, trellises to climb up, and ledges to mantle onto. 

It’s because of these traversal opportunities that Fortune’s Keep always feels fresh. Even though my squad drops into the same place three matches in a row (Town, of course), each match plays out differently because of the density of the area and the opportunities it affords. In one round, we get pinned between squads in Graveyard and Overlook, who descend upon us in the low-lying town streets, eliminating us before we even make the final 10. In another, we hold down a single building until the final circle, rotating out to different rooftops to pick off teams in surrounding areas.

In a winning match, we ran out of Town in the late game and dropped into the Grotto’s caves during a Fire Sale, raining airstrikes down on the squads above us until there were only two teams remaining. On Fortune’s Keep, I never know what’s going to happen next, and I always felt like I had a way out, which is a feeling I haven’t gotten while playing this game in ages. Thanks to Fortune’s Keep’s beautiful visuals and wildly fun layout, I’m having consistent fun again in Warzone for the first time in months.

If you haven’t already, check out our definitive ranking of the best Call of Duty games.

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Where to find a Ripsaw Launcher in Fortnite

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If you want to get around fast, pick up some Fortnite Grapple Gloves and drop in on the enemy. 

The best place to get yourself a Ripsaw Launcher is at the Chop Shop in the frozen northwest area of the Fortnite map. It’s a large red workshop building roughly northeast of Logjam Lotus. Head inside and you’ll find a couple of Ripsaw Launchers lying on the ground. From the ground floor of the main workshop, you can also reach a smaller, gray garage building which has a wall full of extra Ripsaw Launchers.

You also have a small chance of finding a Ripsaw Launcher in the world as they can appear on the ground, in chests, and in supply drops. So you might not have to venture to the Chop Shop to get them, although that is the best option if you absolutely need one for something specific. Do note that the Ripsaw Launcher is not available in any competitive playlists! Wherever you spot one, grab it and get slicing.

How to use the Fortnite Ripsaw launcher

The Ripsaw Launcher fires saw blades that will stick into any destructible object and deal constant damage until they break, meaning it can absolutely shred through structures – both player-made and those already on the map. You also need one to complete two weekly Fortnite quests. The first requires you to chop down Fortnite Timber Pines, and the other tasks you with finding giant mushrooms in Fortnite and slicing those up too.

However, this destructive power is balanced by the launcher’s limited ammo capacity as it comes with just 12 sawblades and can hold three at once. To increase the range and velocity of each sawblade, you’ll need to hold down the fire button to rev up the launcher. Revving it up also makes it a Fortnite melee weapon, so you can slice your foes and any builds up close. Overall, it’s not exactly easy to use or something you should whip out mid-shootout, but it might be something to hold onto if you’ve got the inventory space, especially in battle royale modes with building enabled.

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Fortnite creative codes are a huge part of Fortnite alongside Battle Royale and Save The World. You can dive into an almost limitless selection of community-created maps and modes that play with the basic mechanics and sandbox of Fortnite in different ways. There are variations on the normal Battle Royale mode, deathmatches, obstacles courses, and other PvE modes, all created by other players.

Best Fortnite Creative Codes

To play one of these creative code games, navigate to the ‘Island Code’ tab of the mode selection screen and then enter the 12-digit number code and you should be taken to the page for the creative code map. From there, you can play, favorite, and support the creator. This month, there are some great PvP modes available, and a few are included here, but if you can also find some less competitive modes if you just want to have a more relaxing time.

Sundek: The Bay of the Sun

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If you’re looking to cool off and enjoy some minigames on the beach, Sundek should be able to help you out. This resort paradise has archery, quad bike races, surfing races, parkour, and even a rollercoaster. If you can get a few friends together, this’ll be a good mode to hop into and compete in a minigame tournament.

• Code: 9783-4265-0591
• Creator: beyond
• Type: Party Games
• Players: Up to 16

Seaside Island

If you’re looking for something a bit more serious compared to Sundek, you’ll want to try Seaside Island. This vast map features all kinds of minigames, including a zombie invasion mode on the beach. It also incorporates more life simulator elements and allows you to go fishing, harvest tomatoes, water plants, and chop trees.

• Code: 3806-3584-0062
• Creator: Xpert56
• Type: Open World Party Games
• Players: Up to 32

Fast Parkour 2

If you’re into improving your movement tech in Fortnite, this parkour mode that focus on precise mantling and speed might help you out. Taking place in some destroyed subway tunnels, you’ll need to sprint, slide, and leap over tracks and broken trains to reach the end. Compete with other players to set the best lap time.

• Code: 9455-8601-6640
• Creator: Neverty7
• Type: Parkour Race
• Players: Up to 4

H2O Royale

With global warming heating up the ice caps, sea levels are rising and flooding parts of the world! That’s the (slightly too real) premise of H2O Royale – a fast-paced 24-player battle royale that takes place on an urban map that is slowly being flooded as the match goes on. As the water rises, you’ll be forced out of buildings and onto the open water or the rooftops. Last person standing takes the W.

• Code: 8773-9269-1648
• Creator: meta4
• Type: Battle Royale
• Players: Up to 24

Stone Hero Speedway

This well-made racetrack features all sorts of obstacles, giving it a chaotic kart racer vibe that’s topped off with a great driving soundtrack. Battle your way to first place and finish two laps to win and leave your rival drivers in the dust.

• Code: 0446-7054-5751
• Creator: noob_hero
• Type: Race
• Players: Up to 8

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GamesRadar+ also sat down with the studio to discuss the changes coming to the vampire-themed battle royale. Bloodhunt is “saying bye-bye to seasons” after discovering that the “cookie-cutter approach” didn’t fit well for the young studio, product director David Sirland says during our interview. Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt launched in April of this year with a 100-tier, 12-week-long battle pass that costs about $10. The pass is cosmetics only, something Sharkmob promised would be the case back when we interviewed them last summer for the 2021 Future Games Show. The new battle pass will cost $5.99 or 600 tokens and won’t be tied to a specific season.

The upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt update will also bring a brand new mode: 8v8 Team Deathmatch. The mode will take place on five different maps comprised of areas of the large battle royale map, with the first team to 50 kills getting the win. Timed universal ammo and loot spawns will help level the playing field. According to Sirland, the team wants the mode to offer new players a “place to practice the mechanics and get into all the nitty-gritty of using abilities and running on rooftops and shooting people,” and veteran players a great “warmup mode.” 

After a few months of gameplay and feedback, Sharkmob also realized it wants to separate gameplay updates from content. “If something fails, everything gets delayed as well. And we realized the turnaround time if we missed the season, and the seasonal update with an important fix was 12 plus weeks, essentially, that doesn’t really cut it,” Sirland explains. 

Sharkmob is targeting monthly updates for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt starting July 14, with a small hotfix patch following this summer update and a larger, gameplay-focused patch following that. The team is focusing on fixing a few major bugs they call “hydras” because they keep growing heads, like a frustrating reload bug and a problem with the red gas that closes in during every match syncing up with the game’s server, which resulted in players being harmed when seemingly not in the gas or not taking damage when standing in it. 

If you’ve just started out the new game from Sharkmob, you can read up on our best Bloodhunt archetypes and classes guide for a helping hand.

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We’ve put together this useful Fortnite beginner’s guide as a reference point to give you all the basics you need, so you’ll have a solid foundation to build upon once you glide down to the island. We’ve leaned on the hundreds of hours collective experience earned by our crack team of Fortnite experts, to bring you what we believe will be the most useful information about how to play Fortnite, so you’ll be fully locked and loaded when you take your seat aboard the battle bus alongside 99 opponents.

How to play Fortnite for absolute beginners

The game continues to evolve with Fortnite Season 3, and although the island has changed significantly over the years the core mechanics are generally still the same – so this Fortnite beginner’s guide will help lead you in the right direction towards your first Victory Royale. Read on for plenty of Fortnite tips and tricks that will demonstrate how to play Fortnite to your strengths, so take your seat on the battle bus, thank the driver, and get ready to leap into battle…

1. You can’t take the things you pick up on Spawn Island with you

When you spawn into Spawn Island you’ll see guns, ammo, and building materials scattered around just waiting to be grabbed. And you can grab them – but they won’t come with you into the Fortnite map. Treat Spawn Island as a practise area for how to play Fortnite, although you’ll probably only be there for a minute at most while the game fills up with 100 players. You can shoot anyone in the vicinity but the guns won’t do any damage, or if you’re being a temporary pacifist, try your hand at building a quick sniping hut (more details on how to do that below in point 8). 

2. Wait as long as possible to drop from the Battle Bus

The Battle Bus’ horn will honk as soon as you’re able to drop from it onto the map below, but resist the urge to join the crowd of players who leap from it asap. Instead wait until there’s about 3 seconds to go before the Battle Bus reaches the end of its flight path, then leap out. You’ll have little to no players to compete with for landing spots, which means there’s a smaller chance of getting gunned in the face in your first two minutes of the match and less competition for loot. Aim towards a house or structure when you’re gliding as there’s a high chance of a chest being inside it, or at the very least some basic loot. Just hit the roof with your pickaxe to get in. Speaking of the glider…

3. Your glider deploys automatically

When you’re plummeting down from the Battle Bus, there is no way to make your glider deploy later as it automatically opens when you reach a certain height over the ground below. That’s all there is to it. It only folds up once you’ve landed, so just stay patient and make a beeline for the nearest structure.

4. Drink small shield potions before glugging a large one

Around the map you’ll find both small and large blue bottles, which give you 25 shield and 50 shield respectively if you use your right trigger to drink them (the same button you use for firing your gun). Once you have 50 or higher shield you can’t consume any more small bottles, so make sure to drink them first so you don’t have them burning up a slot in your inventory. You can chug large shield potions no matter the level your shield is at, so if you only have one of them go ahead: pop the lid, and gulp it down asap.

5. Assault rifles or SMGs are good beginner weapons

As a general rule, stick to assault rifles or SMGs when you’re first figuring out how to play Fortnite. Sniper rifles are useless under 75 metres, so although you’ll want to keep one handy do not use it in close quarters combat unless you absolutely have to. Another thing to bear in mind when you’re figuring out how to play Fortnite is if/when you’re shooting someone up close and personal, you’ll want to prioritise your shotgun. Shotguns – surprise surprise – do a ton of damage and are good for one-hit kills, so keep one in your hands when you’re exploring houses, basements, or any other small spaces.

6. Pay attention to the rarity scale

Grey guns are the most common, with green, blue, purple, and gold being the ascending order of rarity. Gold guns are incredibly powerful, so don’t pass them up if you see them lying around. Hit Up on the D-pad to bring up your inventory, and if you hover over the guns you’ll be able to see how much damage they do if you’re having trouble deciding which to keep. 

7. Play with headphones on

Make sure you have a pair of decent headphones nestled on your ears, as hearing the sound of footsteps (or, more likely, gunshots) and being able to figure out what direction they’re coming from can be the difference between life and respawning in Fortnite. Knowing which direction players are coming from gives you valuable seconds to prepare, whether that’s switching to a shotgun or building a quick bit of cover.

8.  Build cover before you heal

While I’m on the subject of building, always, always, always build walls around you before you start to heal. Both healing and drinking shield potions take valuable seconds to consume (up to 10 seconds for a large healing kit), during which time you can’t move around, shoot, or do anything really except for twirl the camera. Which means you’re very vulnerable indeed, so those walls will stop any bullets connecting with your face. Walls can also clip into cliffs and hills, so there’s no need to find an empty bit of land.

9. There’s fall damage above three storeys

This isn’t Borderlands: falling from a substantial height (above three storeys, to be precise – that’s three of the standard walls one above the other) will take a chunk of your health, so either build ramps downwards or try to slide down hills or cliffs. 

10.  Always try to get the upper ground in a fight

When things start to get sticky and you find yourself in a gunfight with one of the 100 people running around the map, you want to be as high as possible. No, not in that way. Make sure you are above your opponent either by building ramps up into the sky, or by jumping repeatedly (which has the added bonus of making you harder to hit). A good strategy is to build four walls around yourself in a square, then build a ramp up to the wall facing your enemy. This’ll provide you with a good sniping platform that you can retreat down when you’re reloading. Just repeat the building formula upwards (jump to build below your feet) until you’re in a makeshift tower and have the upper hand – and gun, and grenade, and so forth…

11. Keep grenades, bandages, or shield potions in your inventory

It’s worth having at least one of the above items in your toolbar. Grenades are a great way to destroy some of your opponent’s cover, especially if you aim for the lowest part of their structure. Once the lowest level is destroyed, the rest of it will come tumbling down, leaving them out in the open and ready for your hail of bullets. Extra healing and shields will come in handy for when you’re backed into a corner but aren’t ready to give up, or you can share them with your squadmate if they’re in need of some first aid sharpish. 

12. Don’t destroy trees completely

Using your pickaxe to destroy trees is an essential way to get wood for building materials, but do not destroy trees completely. Instead stop when the tree has 50 health left on its hitbar, as leaving a trail of destroyed vegetation in your wake makes it incredibly easy for other players to follow your tracks and hunt you down. 

13. There are no longer different types of bombs

In the past we’ve had all sorts of different bombs to try out – smoke bombs, boogie bombs, stink bombs, shadow bombs – which all became a bit tricky to keep track of. However, things have been massively simplified in Chapter 3 as there are now only standard grenades available, and we all know how they work. Time will tell if different varieties of bomb start to return to the game, but for now there’s just good old fashioned grenades to throw.

14. Make sure you’ve selected the right mode from the lobby

When you boot up the game it’s automatically going to try and drop you into a squad with all the slots filled by random players. You may well want to go solo or drop into a duo instead, so just toggle the game mode first. It’ll say just above “Play!” whatever mode you’re in. 

15. Crouching minimises the noise your feet make

Sneaky is as sneaky does, and being stealthy can be a great way to edge yourself closed to that coveted Battle Royale. Keeping yourself hidden is part of the trouble, but if you move while crouched you’ll move much more quietly than if you run. It’s a very useful trick if you can hear someone nearby, because you can manoeuvre yourself into a better hiding place before they come after you. 

16. You have to buy the Battle Pass to get the majority of the rewards

Although there are some perks available without spending a single dime, if you want to get the best skins and other items you’ll need the Battle Pass. It costs 950 V-Bucks, meaning you’ll need to buy the smallest V-Bucks bundle, at $9.99 / £7.99. After that it’s just a case of playing and ticking off as many quests as you can to start earning yourself some gear. 

17. You can break (almost) anything with your pickaxe

If you think you’ve got stuck in a building or built yourself inside a construction, don’t fret. You can break (almost) anything with your pickaxe, so just start smashing your way out. But be careful, that little red circle icon that pops up means you’re making noise and anyone nearby will hear it, so take your time escaping your current conundrum. 

18. You can change your skin, stickers, and emotes in the locker

All the skins, banner icons, gliders, harvesting tools, loading screen, contrails, emotes, dances, sprays and more all live in your Locker. You can switch them in and out from here before every match, but you won’t be able to change any of it in match, so make sure you’re happy with your look and your equipped items before you drop. 

19. Use Battle Lab mode to familiarise yourself with the map

One of the key aspects to improving at Fortnite is learning the map. Jumping into public games and fighting against 99 other players each time can get quite tiresome if you’re not succeeding, so hop into Battle Lab mode then choose Create A Battle Lab to explore the map to your heart’s content. You have free rein of the battle royale island, from Slurpy Swamp to Steamy Stacks and everywhere in between. All possible chests and vehicles are guaranteed to spawn in Battle Lab too, so you can learn where each chest is likely to be and familiarise yourself with your favourite locations.

20. Get into the habit of harvesting materials as you run

While the player with the best aim will usually come out on top in a fight, building is absolutely key to give yourself the biggest advantage possible. To build though, you need to have materials which can only be obtained through harvesting materials. Wood is the most common and you can destroy everything from trees and bushes to chairs and wardrobes. Test out which structures give you the most materials then harvest them as you run from one location to the next to give yourself maximum resources.

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While Imperial Stormtroopers have terrible aim in the films, that doesn’t mean you should arrive at whichever Imperial site Vader is at without expecting a fight. We highly recommend that you land at a nearby POI or Landmark to scavenge a bit of loot – a solid gun and some shields at the very least – before moving on to tackle Vader.

How to beat Fortnite Darth Vader

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Pair Fortnite Grapple Gloves with Vader’s Lightsaber to quickly get in close and attack your foes.

Now that you’ve armed up and are ready to take on the Sith Lord, approach the Imperial Docking Bay where Vader’s shuttle is, and you’ll be quickly spotted by Vader and his Stormtroopers. To defeat Darth Vader, you just need to shoot him a lot. He has a shield that must be broken first and then you can start wearing down his health. Explosions are difficult for Darth to block, so grenades can be a useful weapon in this fight.

Be aware that, while he can move with surprising bursts of speed and his Lightsaber attacks are fast and brutal in some cases. You’ll want to stay out of his Lightsaber’s melee range but watch out for his saber-throw and Force attacks – a bit of cover can block those. He can also block a lot of your shots with ease, so make sure you don’t waste too much ammo. However, he’ll be sure to fall after absorbing enough bullets.

How to get Darth Vader’s Lightsaber and Star Wars weapons in Fortnite

Once you’ve defeated Darth Vader, he’ll turn into the useful shower of loot, which includes his iconic red Lightsaber. Pick it up and you can become a master of evil as it goes right into your regular inventory slots for use in the heat of battle. Switch to this Fortnite melee weapon when close to your foes to perform some acrobatic Lightsaber strikes and cut them down. Just like Vader, you can also throw the Lightsaber for ranged damage and block to reduce the damage you take. 

While Vader is tough, his Lightsaber is totally worth it, but you can get another decent Star Wars weapon from his Stormtrooper guards. Knock all of them down and they’ll be eliminated, leaving behind a bit of loot and their Mythic E-11 Blasters. You’ll also find this blaster, as well as other useful loot, in Imperial crates scattered around Vader’s landing site. The E-11 is a good close-to-medium range weapon that’s especially useful for its infinite ammo, so it’s well worth picking one up alongside Darth Vader’s Lightsaber. 

Do note that both of these Star Wars weapons can also be looted from defeated players that had them in their inventory, so you don’t even have to fight Darth Vader or a Stormtrooper to get their weapons!

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So whether you’re finding more battle royale games, crafting games, shooters or more, we’ve listed some of the best games like Fortnite below.  We’ve made sure to include a lot of variety, so it’s not only battle royale experiences (though there’s obviously a few of those), but games that can fill similar roles as a social hub, or provide similar gameplay thrills. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find something to enjoy in our selection of the 10 best games like Fortnite below!

Apex Legends

Price: Free
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

This new addition comes from the developers of Titanfall 2 (opens in new tab), Respawn. But don’t expect to be piloting giant mechs or doing any wall-running in Apex Legends, as you play as one of ten Legends, each with their own special ability. Think Overwatch (opens in new tab) meets battle royale: these characters are as distinct as they get, with one that can call in an artillery strike and another that can send out a drone to heal allies. You play in groups of three, so there’s always someone to watch your back – but you don’t have to stick together if you don’t want to. The good news is if it’s just you and the people from your team left standing, you all win – no grizzly betrayal/fight to the death necessary.

Call of Duty: Warzone

Price: Free
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Even if you don’t own Call of Duty Modern Warfare, you can jump into Warzone; this 150-player battle royale is based on Modern Warfare’s multiplayer but with some added quirks. Killstreaks can be bought, you can 1v1 players in a small cage match to respawn, and you can even get your multiplayer loadout via an airdrop. What’s even better is that Warzone has full crossplay, so you can play with your pals no matter what platform they’re on.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

Price: Free
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Before Fortnite came along, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds aka PUBG, was the king of the Battle Royale genre. It has the same 99 v 1 gameplay, but it’s much more serious, realistic, and intense than Fortnite. PUBG is now free-to-play too, allowing players from all-platforms to come together and fight it out for survival across five maps. PUBG is for the crowd who like a touch of realism in their battle royale games, and don’t want enemies to build a fort whenever they’re shot at.

Halo Infinite

Price: Free
Platform(s): PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

The long wait was largely worth it – despite some understandable quibbles about the progression system that are already being rectified, Halo Infinite has proven itself a solid spiritual successor to classics like Halo 3 and Reach. Though so far the Battle Royale mode hasn’t materialised, the multiplayer itself includes huge arenas for dozens of players, colourful weapons, and a robust multiplayer experience that’s easy to pick up after just a couple of matches. Oh and better yet, Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is free-to-play and supports cross-play.

Ring of Elysium

Price: Free
Platform(s): PC

What’s great about Ring of Elysium is that it has the seriousness and FPS quality that you’re going to find in PUBG, but with a touch of the silliness of Fortnite. Real cat in a bubble-windowed carry backpack anyone? Yes, all of us. Not only does it have a seriously amazing character creation engine (seriously, I could tweak those dials all day), but it’s also an incredibly solid battle royale game, that’ll have you running from the ash storm on your BMX across Europa or aboard a skimobile on Dione. We’re obsessed, and so should you be. 

Minecraft

Price: $19.99
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

Minecraft has been doing Hunger Games/Battle Royale/Last Man Standing deathmatches for years, and there are still dozens of servers dedicated to such a mode on PC. Communities like Mineplex are the best for offering balanced and competitive rounds set in the wonderfully blocky Minecraft world. Seeing as destructibility and building are key selling points of Minecraft in general, it was only a matter of time until Battle Royale snuck in. Of course, the combat is never going to compare to the fluidity of Fortnite, but when it’s as adorable as Minecraft it’s always going to be great fun. And, it’s kid-friendly!

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Price: $19.99
Platform(s) PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Wobble all you like, just don’t fall down! Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a Total Wipeout/Takeshi’s Castle-inspired Battle Royale platformer in which dozens of players precariously totter their way to victory. A brightly-coloured obstacle course means that while you don’t always directly fight, you are in competition, either racing to the finish, trying to outlast other players, or playing sporty minigames against each other.

Worms Rumble

Price: $10.99
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

Worms isn’t turn-based anymore, it’s a full-on third person multiplayer shooter. Thirty-two players, a big arena, and all the classic artillery and weapons from the original Worms games, now with the fuses burning away in real time in Worms Rumble. For those who found themselves enjoying the cartoony art style and chaotic combat of Fortnite, this feels like a natural relation. Just don’t pet the sheep!

Fortnite: Save the World

Price: $39.99
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

Instead of getting a game like Fortnite, why not just get more Fortnite? Save the World is premium release that predates the battle royale side to the game. It’s a co-op tower defense, letting you and your buddies build up fortifications before flooding the zone with enemies to take down together. It’s a lot of fun, and is deserving of your time if you want to take on different adventures with Fortnite’s core art style and its shooting/building mechanics. 

Among Us

Price: Varies by Platform
Platform(s): PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, IOS, Android

Among Us isn’t a Battle Royale shooter – there’s definitely no guns beyond the occasional little animations that appear when you trigger kills, and crafting doesn’t come up either. Still, it’s a perfect substitute for the social element of Fortnite, a form of online coffee shop or soccer field to meet with friends and just have fun. Among Us is famously a game about sneaking, suspect gameplay, where a team of little astronauts are all running around to get their shuttle shipshape… but at least one of you is a secret killer, trying to murder the rest and avoid accusation by pinning the blame on others. It’s great fun, and while the price varies from console to console, it’s always pretty cheap and is even free on certain platforms.

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Activision got the ball rolling with some teases this week as content creators and streamers started receiving slices of cake (opens in new tab) with a part of a new map printed on top of it. That gave the community part of the puzzle, though the remaining pieces came in response to a light riddle (opens in new tab) on Twitter. Once everyone had all the details they needed, a new Resurgence map called Fortune’s Keep swiftly came together. 

Activision has posted the finished map to Twitter, so you don’t have to go too far to find it. Warzone’s Fortune Keep’s map appears similar to Rebirth Island, being somewhat smaller than Verdansk at first glance. That said, you still have plenty of points of interest to check out. Town, Overlook, and Graveyard are clustered to the left side of the map, while you can find areas like Winery, Camp, and Lighthouse with more space between them over to the right side. 

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Activision hasn’t offered a firm release date on the new map, though we imagine it’ll arrive with Warzone Pacific Season 4. 

The developers introduced Warzone’s Resurgence game mode sometime after the battle royale’s launch. It takes the typical last man standing formula and shrinks it in size. You’ve only got around 40 players in each game, the Gulag is gone, and the game is only lost when everyone on your team is out. 

While a lot of chatter is turning to the upcoming Call of Duty: Warzone 2, there’s still plenty to come for the original game. 

Check out our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 guide for everything we know on the next game in the series.

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