Unity games are coming to Fortnite as Epic continue attempting to build a metaverse thing

By Liam Dawe - 19 Nov 2025 at 11:22 am UTC

Epic Games are still trying to build some kind of metaverse inside Fortnite, and now they're pulling in Unity to expand Fortnite even more.

I know - Fortnite doesn't work at all on Linux / SteamOS, it's listed on our dedicated anti-cheat page as broken, but it's still big industry news to be aware of. Plus, with the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame, who knows, maybe we'll actually pull in a few more millions of people that Epic can't ignore. Anti-cheat is going to remain quite a blocker though until we see more people move to Linux / SteamOS for gaming.

Anyway, the news. That's why you're here, not my rambling. In a press release Epic Games announced they're teaming up with Unity to "bring Unity games into Fortnite, creating more opportunity and value for players and developers" giving developers the "ability to publish Unity games into Fortnite".

I do find this very interesting actually. Because while the Epic Games Store might not be a goldmine for third-party developers, Fortnite clearly has a lot of eyes on it all the time. Epic are probably one of the few that could make this whole metaverse thing actually work, since Fortnite is already very popular. And now more different games inside it from a different game engine? The industry is getting weird.

From the press release:

“We’re excited to partner with Epic Games to create more opportunities for game developers around the world,” said Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity. “Choice and open systems create growth for everyone in the gaming ecosystem.”

“Just like the early days of the web, we believe that companies need to work together in order to build the open metaverse in a way that’s interoperable and fair,” said Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games. “Working alongside Unity we’re helping developers build fun games, reach bigger audiences, and find success.”

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Tags: Epic Games, Misc, Unity

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LoudTechie 4 hours ago

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Yeah, I can't deny this might be a success.
A lot still needs to be proven, but it could work.
Affordable VR is starting to hit the market.
Fortnite is a very stable engagement driver.
Many industry players would love to depose of Steam.
It must be clear to them all that they will be trading one overlord for another, but to some it might be worth the gamble.

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aufkrawall 2 hours ago

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The "working" version of the metaverse likely will be UGC, with strong emphasis on mobile, similar to Roblox. Some Steam Machines will be just a grain of sand in the universe in comparison. Maybe not in our perception, but in the market as a whole.
Also, anti-cheat is getting more and more restrictive throughout the industry, and Valve said they are not interested in supporting kernel anti-cheat. Once the Supreme Court has likely rejected Apple's appeal, the only connection between Epic and Valve I can think of would be another lawsuit, this time against Valve's 30% cut.

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1xok 2 hours ago

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Calling this "interoperable and fair" feels pretty disingenuous when Epic has leaned so hard on exclusives and the same tactics every wannabe monopolist uses. It might be interesting for Fortnite fans, but who is really going to install Fortnite just to play something like Hollow Knight through it - that's a gimmick, like if Steam had only ever existed inside Team Fortress. What actually matters to players is solid controller support, broad OS support (including Linux), and all the quality-of-life features Steam already provides. A real metaverse would connect existing universes instead of locking them behind Fortnite’s walls; honestly, even Minecraft would be a better fit, and even there it would still just be a gimmick. Sweeney clearly has talent, but his metaverse ambitions seem to reach far beyond what Epic is actually delivering. Cross-play is pretty much the only real technical contribution Epic has made - and even that was ultimately driven by their own self-interest.

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mr-victory 2 hours ago

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Unity on UE5 wh- what? I could not comprehend the title on first read

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Salvatos 1 hour ago

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"We believe that companies need to work together in order to build the open metaverse in a way that’s interoperable and fair,” said the guy who openly hates open source operating systems. This could be an April 1st post.

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Purple Library Guy 27 minutes ago

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It seems like a stupid idea. I won't say it can't work, maybe it can. But what I'm getting is "From the makers of the game store nobody likes, a new game store you can't access at all unless you're already playing another game!"

I guess people who already play Fortnite might use it--for them, it's convenient. And there are quite a few of those people. And, that might keep them in the Fortnite universe for longer. Just that could probably be considered a success at Epic's real core mission of keeping Fortnite going as a huge phenomenon one year at a time. But it doesn't seem to me that likely it would become a success on a broader level than that, or that likely that it will pull more people into Fortnite just to use it as a game store.

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