While the majority of attention forFortniteis focused on its battle royale component, the game does offer another mode: Save the World. And nowthatis embroiled in the battle between Apple andEpic Games.
Yesterday, Epic Games used the official Twitter account forFortniteto confirm that it will stop development for the PvE-styledFortnite: Save the Worldon Wednesday, June 17, 2025. With that being the case, the company will effectively shut down the title formacOSon that date. When that date rolls around, the title will no longer be playable on Apple’s computers.
Apple is preventing us from distributing games on Mac which ends our ability to develop Fortnite: Save the World for the platform. Beginning July 18, 2025, Save the World will no longer be playable on Mac.
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— Fortnite (@FortniteGame)June 26, 2025
Epic alsopublished a blog poston the matter, and, of course, blames Apple for this turn of events. Epic says that Apple is “preventing Epic from signing games and patches for distribution on Mac, which ends our ability to develop and offer Fortnite: Save the World for the platform”. The companyalsonotes that an incoming update, version 14.20, will most definitely cause some bugs to pop up in version 13.40 — the version of the game macOS players will be stuck on. That will apparently result in “a very poor experience” for players.
To avoid those issues, though, Epic Games has decided to shut downFortnite: Save the Worldentirely on September 23, making it no longer playable.
We are issuing a refund for all players who purchased any Save the World Founder’s or Starter Packs (including Upgrades) and played Save the World on macOS between August 20, 2025 and August 21, 2025. Additionally, any purchased V-Bucks spent on Llamas on macOS in this period will also be refunded. As of today, August 22, 2025, Save the World Starter Packs will no longer be available for purchase on macOS.
For those who might not know,Fortnite‘s Save the World setting is different than the mega-popular battle royale mode. In Save the World, players are tasked with eliminating monsters from the world, and they can work with other players to do so. There are still a variety of weapons to choose from, plenty of building, and traps to set. But it’s not a player-versus-player, but rather player-versus-everything setup.
And it appears it’s the latest victim in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games.
The timeline of events that brought us to this point is below.
