Fortnite: Save the World on Switch 2
Fortnite: Save the World added official support for Nintendo Switch 2 in its v40.20 update released this week, though the mode remains blocked on Steam Deck and SteamOS handhelds amid ongoing competition complaints. (x.com) The move expands platform reach while leaving some portable PC handhelds without access. (x.com)
Fortnite: Save the World is now officially playable on Nintendo Switch 2 after Epic Games turned on support in the v40.20 update on April 16. (fortnite.com) Epic said on March 11 that Save the World would go free-to-play on April 16 across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, cloud streaming, and Nintendo Switch 2. The mode had been sold separately for years, and Epic paused new purchases on March 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern to prepare for the switch. (fortnite.com) Save the World is Fortnite’s original player-versus-environment mode, built around co-op missions, base building, crafting, and fighting monster waves with up to four players. Epic’s store page still describes it as a separate co-op campaign even as access is now folded into Fortnite’s broader free-to-play ecosystem. (store.epicgames.com) The Switch 2 change closes a gap from last year, when reports around Epic’s early Switch 2 plans said Save the World would not be available on Nintendo’s new handheld at launch. In March, Epic’s own announcement listed Switch 2 alongside PC, consoles, and cloud as supported destinations for the April 16 rollout. (ign.com) (fortnite.com) Steam Deck owners are still in a different position. Epic’s support page says Fortnite cannot be played directly on Steam Deck and points players instead to Xbox Cloud Gaming as a workaround. (epicgames.com) Epic has kept that line for years, tying the block to anti-cheat concerns on Linux-based systems. In February 2022, Chief Executive Tim Sweeney said Epic did not have confidence it could “combat cheating at scale” across the wide range of kernel configurations, including custom ones, used on Steam Deck and similar devices. (gamesbeat.com) That leaves Fortnite in an odd handheld split in April 2026: Nintendo’s new portable now gets the full Save the World mode, while Valve’s handheld still does not get native access under SteamOS. For players, the result is simple enough — the same Fortnite account can now bring Save the World to one major handheld, but not the other. (fortnite.com) (epicgames.com)
