How Old do You Need to be to Play Fortnite

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Fortnite is one of the most popular games in the world, and has been for quite some time now. It is enjoyed by the young, the old and pretty much everyone in between. However, like all games Fortnite also has a recommended age rating to try and prevent people too young being exposed to the game.

At the end of the day the game is still about gunning down your opponents in the hope of being the last person standing, so it makes sense it isn’t for all ages.

So we are here to answer the question: how old do you need to be to play Fortnite? 

What is the Fortnite Age Rating in the US? 

According to the ESRB, an organisation that assigns content ratings to games, they rate the game as T for Teen. This means the recommended age for Fortnite in the United States is 13+. 

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What is the Fortnite Age Rating in the UK? 

In the UK, and Europe, instead of using the ESRB they use PEGI. For the purpose of this article they pretty much do the exact same thing as ESRB and they have given Fortnite a rating of 12. The

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