The Fortnite Honest Game Trailer Reminds Us The Game Wasn't Always A PUBG Ripoff

However, before getting to the Battle Royale mode that made Fortnite famous, the video covers the game's original intent as a horde-mode, survival, story-oriented co-op build-and-loot third-person shooter. Fortnite actually came onto the scene seven years ago, back in 2011, but it wasn't until Epic added the Battle Royale mode that it actually become popular.