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Fortnite's Original Save the World Mode Finally Going Free-to-Play, and Launching For Switch 2
Epic Games will remove the paywall for Fortnite's Save the World PvE mode on April 16, expanding to Switch 2 and rewarding pre-registrants with in-game perks.
- Epic Games announced Save the World, Fortnite's original PvE co-op mode, will become free-to-play on April 16, 2026 after nearly nine years.
- Originally released in 2017, Save the World was eclipsed by Fortnite's battle royale, yet Epic Games kept it paywalled years ago via rotating add-on packs.
- Pre-Registration is live, a community registration site offers rewards, and the paid SKU sales end tonight, March 11, at 8PM ET.
- Existing players will receive vouchers for V-bucks, gold bars and end-game resources, with perks varying based on pre-registration totals by April 16, 2026.
- For the first time, Save the World will be available on Switch 2, while the free mode remains playable on PC, PlayStation and Xbox and unsupported on the original Nintendo Switch and smartphones.
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Fortnite's Original 'Save the World' Co-Op Campaign Will be F2P Next Month
Considering the fact that Fortnite initially launched almost a full decade ago, there are likely more than a few of the youths who spend their gaming time jumping out of the battle bus who have no idea what the game looked like when it first launched. Epic Games didn't initially launch this battle royale smash hit that took over the world. It began as a very different game as Fortnite: Save the World, a PvE, co-op action-building game. Now, howe…
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