As none of the in-game skins affect the actual experience, the microtransactions are solely for those who want to advance through the ranks more quickly or change their appearance.

You can buy skins and a “Battle Pass” to speed up your account leveling and get bonus items and emotes at each level through the game’s microtransaction system. The game can be played on numerous platforms, including Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. More than 125 million people all over the world have played the game since it came out. Given that this mode of play did not cost anything, it attracted a large audience and helped propel the game’s popularity to new heights very rapidly. The “Battle Royale” game mode for Fortnite was released alongside the main game in 2017 and is available for free.