Fortnite age rating explained: How old do you need to be?

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Fortnite is ubiquitous among youngsters. From crossovers with diverse artists and IPs (from Avenged Sevenfold to Futurama) to new titles within the Fortnite sphere (LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival), it's all kids are talking about.

If you're a parent, then, you might be wondering what the Fortnite age rating is.

Unfortunately, there isn't a straight answer, because all of the aforementioned new titles have their own age rating.

But we're here to clear this up for you.

We'll be discussing the age ratings in terms of the UK system, which is the Pan European Game Information (PEGI).

This system provides a recommended age, and reasons why this age rating was given.

If you're worried about your kids playing a shooting game, take a look at the information about the Fortnite age rating below.

The Fortnite age rating is PEGI 12 (ESRB Teen in the US) for Fortnite Battle Royale and Fortnite Save the World.

Each separate game under the Fortnite umbrella has been given its own age rating, and the PEGI rating for Fortnite as a whole is simply ‘Parental Guidance’ with an exclamation point.

The Parental Guidance age rating is what you’ll see when you go to download Fortnite from a digital storefront. This wasn’t always the case, but it is explained on the PEGI website:

«PEGI has decided to change the age rating for Fortnite, since it meets the conditions to be considered as an ecosystem with diverse content rather than an individual game product.

»As a result, the PEGI 12 age rating was replaced by the Parental Guidance label (an icon displaying an exclamation mark, always accompanied by the ‘parental guidance recommended’ text descriptor)."

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PEGI made the change because, towards the end of 2023, Epic Games introduced LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite