The State of UEFN heading into 2024

It may be hard to believe, but the current Fortnite we know and love is just the tip of the iceberg.  

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Fortnite made a huge splash in 2023 with their creator economy 2.0 and subsequent release of UEFN, paying out over $200 million to creators. Total UGC earnings in gaming reached $1.32 billion in 2023 up 30% yoy. 

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And we’re still crazy early. So early in fact, that UEFN is technically still a beta, rolling out new features seemingly every week. Creativity is currently capped by limitations on the UEFN toolset, which is why most popular maps are all in the same 2-4 game modes.  If you go to Fortnite looking for new experiences, don’t be surprised if you’re disappointed.

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The good news is, this chapter is soon to be a relic of the past. 

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Introducing: Verse Persistence!  This upgrade to Verse, the new coding language native to UEFN, will allow UGC creators to save significantly more player data. 

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What does this mean? Longer and more worthwhile games for the players, and more incentives to push the boundaries of the platform for creators. 

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If there’s one thing that the Chartis creator community is excited by, its Verse persistence.

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Think RPGs…Strategy…Survival! (Civilization V in Fortnite?!)  

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In the next 6 months, the entire Fortnite Creative ecosystem could be flipped on its head. 

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Over 10,000 creators are making games on Fortnite, with their average earnings being around $20,000/month. While the split of revenue amongst creators is a bit precarious right now, this will start to change as more becomes possible. 

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YouTube had around 10,000 creators in 2008. We’re so damn early.

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