Key Highlights:
- Fortnite OG returns Battle Royale to the Chapter 1 island, beginning with content from Season 5.
- The gameplay trailer shows classic locations, weapons and vehicles returning throughout the four-week season.
- Fortnite OG begins on November 3 and runs until December 2, with Battle Royale and Zero Build both supported.
Fortnite OG is bringing the Chapter 1 island back to Battle Royale, with a new gameplay trailer showing returning locations, weapons, vehicles and cosmetics from Fortnite’s earlier seasons.
The season begins with Chapter 1 Season 5 on November 3 before progressing through later Chapter 1 eras in weekly updates. Epic plans to move through Season 6, Seasons 7 and 8, then Seasons 9 and X before Fortnite OG concludes on December 2.
That progression means not every weapon and vehicle shown in the trailer will be available at the same time.
At launch, the Season 5 loot pool includes returning weapons such as the Assault Rifle, Pump Shotgun and Hunting Rifle, alongside the Grappler, Boogie Bomb and Damage Trap. Shopping Carts and All Terrain Karts also return immediately.
Later updates expand the pool further. The November 9 Season 6 update adds items including the Double Barrel Shotgun, Clinger and Six Shooter, while the Quadcrasher and Driftboard return as mobility options.
The November 16 update moves into Seasons 7 and 8, bringing back weapons including the Minigun and Flint-Knock Pistol alongside the X-4 Stormwing and Pirate Cannon.
Fortnite OG then reaches Seasons 9 and X on November 23, when equipment including the Heavy Sniper Rifle, Jetpack, Storm Flip and Baller returns.
The trailer also confirms the comeback of familiar Chapter 1 locations. Tilted Towers, Loot Lake and other classic areas feature across the restored island, following weeks of leaks pointing towards the Chapter 1 map returning to Fortnite.
GLN previously looked at which Chapter 1 locations players wanted to drop at again, and the final Fortnite OG map brings many of those locations back into active Battle Royale rotation.
Zero Build players will also be able to use the Chapter 1 island. Epic previously confirmed Zero Build would remain available during Fortnite OG, although some original Fortnite mechanics and items are being adapted where necessary for the mode.
The new OG Pass contains more than 50 rewards and introduces outfits inspired by characters from different Fortnite eras. Lil Split combines Peely with Lil Whip, Renegade Lynx draws from Renegade Raider and Lynx, while Omegarok combines elements of Omega and Ragnarok.
Spectra Knight is also included as a highly customisable outfit with colour, helmet and banner options.
The OG Pass costs 950 V-Bucks and can be progressed until December 2 at 10 PM ET. Players can earn up to 1,000 V-Bucks through the pass.
Fortnite’s Item Shop is also temporarily adopting an OG format, with a different curated selection of classic, mashup and new cosmetics rotating each day.
Fortnite OG begins on November 3 and runs for four weeks, revisiting several stages of Chapter 1 rather than remaining permanently fixed on Season 5.
Later update: Fortnite OG’s return to Chapter 1 proved more than a one-off throwback. After the 2023 season ended, Epic continued revisiting earlier Fortnite eras before launching Fortnite OG as a permanent game mode in December 2024. The original 2023 season therefore became the starting point for a much larger revival of Chapter 1 content rather than a four-week experiment that disappeared when Chapter 4 ended.
