India, Aug. 20 -- Fortnite servers are currently undergoing scheduled downtime for the v42.00 update, marking the official launch of Chapter 7 Season 4: Override. The Epic Games Public Status Page confirmed that server maintenance for the v42.00 update began smoothly at 2:00 AM ET. The downtime is universally impacting all primary game modes, including standard Battle Royale, Zero Build, LEGO Fortnite, Reload, and Fortnite OG. Here's everything you need to know about the Fortnite outage today, Downdetector status, and more.

Is Fortnite Down Today?

Yes, Fortnite is down today, August 20, 2026, for scheduled server maintenance to deploy the highly anticipated v42.00 update.

The maintenance window is scheduled for a block of five hours. T...