Outage in Epic Games

Login and matchmaking issues in Fortnite

Resolved Major

May 14, 2026 - Started about 18 hours ago - Lasted about 1 hour
Official incident page

Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

Epic Games experienced a major service incident affecting Fortnite's login and matchmaking systems for 52 minutes. Players encountered errors when launching the game and while in the lobby, preventing them from accessing matchmaking services. The issue was actively investigated and resolved by Epic Games' technical team.

We're actively working on fixing the matchmaking and login errors some players may see while launching the game or while in the Lobby. We'll share an update as soon as this is fixed up.

Components affected

Fortnite Fortnite - Login Fortnite - Matchmaking

Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )

INVESTIGATING about 18 hours ago - at 05/14/2026 11:45AM

We're actively working on fixing the matchmaking and login errors some players may see while launching the game or while in the Lobby.
We'll share an update as soon as this is fixed up.

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