Fortnite players expected a scheduled maintenance on July 15, 2025, but an an unexpected hiccup during the inspection has left gamers wondering when they’ll be able to log back on.
This comes after players experienced matchmaking issues in Fortnite on July 14.
At the time of publishing, all aspects of Fortnite other than the website, LEGO Fortnite matchmaking, Fortnite Festival matchmaking and Rocket League Racing matchmaking are all under maintenance until further notice. Players can keep up with all updates at status.epicgames.com.
Here’s why Fortnite isn’t working and when the Fortnite servers will be back up.
Why isn’t Fortnite working?
According to status.epicgames.com, Fortnight had a scheduled maintenance planned for 6-8:30 a.m. Arizona time.
Why is Fortnite unavailable?
According to the Fortnite Status X account, the downtime has been extended while the Fortnite maintenance team works to resolve an issue they discovered during the offline checks.
When will Fortnite servers be back up?
Fortnight servers will be back up as soon as the maintenance issue is resolved. Get updates at status.epicgames.com.
Where are there Fortnite servers?
There are Fortnite servers in North America, Brazil, Europe, Oceania, Asia and the Middle East.
Meredith G. White covers entertainment, art and culture for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. She writes the latest news about video games, television and best things to do in metro Phoenix.
