Fortnite is a free-to-play battle royale that was first released in 2017 as a co-op third-person survival game under the name Fortnite: Save the World. Seeing that the game wasn’t popular in the newly-formed community and PUBG: Battleground became a cultural phenomenon quickly after its release, the devs began working on their version of the battle royale game that would eventually become Fortnite Battle Royale. This game mode quickly grew in popularity, with 10 million players joining the game in the first two weeks of its release.

Over the years, Fortnite grew in popularity even more, with the game peaking in 2021 with an incredible 83.3 million monthly active users, according to Bussiness of Apps. This means the game has only been growing over the span of four years, thanks to Epic Games’ restless efforts to keep the game fresh and exciting for everybody.

Today, anywhere between 2.9 and 4 million users are playing Fortnite on a daily basis, according to PlayerCounter. Since Fortnite is doing so well for itself, why is the community repeatedly questioning the state of the game and believing the game is dead? Although the community is divided into hardcore skeptics and tireless idealists, it’s worth exploring the current state of the game. We’ll tackle why the players believe Fortnite is dying and why exactly Fortnite has never been in a more healthy state than now.

Why do Fortnite players believe the game is dying?

Despite Fortnite’s…