It's that time of year again: The spookiest time of the year is upon us, and as always, Epic is celebrating it with the Fortnitemares Halloween event! Here's everything we know about it so far.
It's time to start thinking about the spookiest season of the year again as Halloween is fast approaching! And you know what that means...
Fortnite has hosted a spooky event around Halloween time every year for years, often with challenges, free rewards, and zombies or monsters roaming the island. But what does Epic have planned for us this year? Let's dive into the Fortnitemares Event 2023.
Fortnitemares 2023 Start: Fortnite Halloween Event Begins In Mid-October
The Fortnitemares event will start in mid-October like every year, but no exact start date is known yet. However, we suspect that the event will start around October 18, 2023, similar to last year.
What We Know About The Fortnitemares Event So Far
Of course, Epic Games tries to keep all the details about the event secret so as not to spoil the surprise, but a few interesting details have already been shared by leakers.
Vampire Shotgun
Fortnite leaker HYPEX has found a new weapon called Vampire Shotgun in the files. These are its stats:
- Clip Size: 4
- Reload Time: 4s
- Fire Rate: 1.3
- Damage: 92
- Headshot Damage: 161 Headshot
UPDATED & UPCOMING WEAPONS !!- The Rocket Ram now only has 3 charges in Competitive, and I don't think it deals direct damage anymore in Competitive- The Heisted Breacher Shotgun's Max Headshot Damage nerfed from 215 to 185- Upcoming Vampire Shotgun: 4 Clip Size, ~4s Reload... pic.twitter.com/wKqYDDv2Iu
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) September 26, 2023
Jumpscare Zombie Chicken
According to iFireMonkey, Jumpscare zombie chickens will be back this year as well. Yep... read that right. The terrible fowl returns.
New Halloween skins
Of course, like every year, we can expect a lot of new Halloween skins. Once these have been leaked, you will find them in our list of all new and leaked Fortnite skins. Until then, you can check out the best Halloween skins from the last few years here:
That's all we know about Fortnitemares 2023 so far! As soon as there are new details, we will of course update this article for you!