The CEO and founder of Fortnite has hit back at claims that his popular battle royale title has ruined other video games since its launch.
Tim Sweeney has come under criticism for his game in recent months with fans saying that other big titles have been ruined by following in Fortnite’s footsteps.
Fortnite founder hits back at criticism
Since its launch in 2017 Fortnite has led the way for video games as one of the most popular titles worldwide.
However as popular as it may remain, there are plenty of developers and gamers alike that believe the game has ruined other projects.
With the likes of Call of Duty following in the footsteps of Fortnite’s ‘whacky’ skins, it is easy to see why people think that.
In a recent interview, Tim Sweeney hit back at critics to defend his game.
“Every game developer’s mission is to make the most fun game possible. And the development of Fortnite since it launched in 2017 has been in the pursuit of fun.
“To some extent that’s causing players to switch from other games into Fortnite because there’s just so much cool stuff there. But on the other hand, we’re creating opportunities for all developers to actually move their business into this interconnected world of Fortnite and pursue new revenue streams.”
Those opportunities aren’t believed to be quite that for most developers and fans of rival games, with many believing that other projects are just copying Fortnite’s successful ideas.
Are single player games becoming similar?
Games becoming similar isn’t an issue according to Sweeney though, with the Fortnite CEO stating that games staying closer together can be a good thing.
“Because we’re seeing players increasingly drawn towards social experiences, that’s causing a rise in games like Fortnite and Roblox, but a decline in single player games and a decline in smaller multiplayer games as well,” he explained.
“And there’s no solution to that other than getting every standalone game much more socially connected, and economically connected, to an interoperable metaverse ecosystem.”
Fortnite received a huge boost in May as the game returned to Apple’s App Store in the US following a long standing legal dispute.
While other single game projects may be struggling in 2025, Tim Sweeney’s game still averages over 1million average users per day.
