Fortnite is known for its innovation and creativity, but it has also drawn inspiration from other games over the years. Some notable instances include:
1. **Battle Royale Genre**: Fortnite initially started as a survival game but quickly adopted the Battle Royale format popularized by PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).
2. **Minecraft**: Fortnite introduced building mechanics, inspired by Minecraft, which added depth to gameplay.
3. **Battle Passes**: While Fortnite popularized Battle Passes, the concept originated from Dota 2's Compendium.
4. **Ratchet & Clank**: Fortnite's Buggy Bomb, which turns the battlefield into a dance floor, resembles a weapon from the Ratchet & Clank series.
5. **Virtual Concerts**: Fortnite's virtual concerts were not the first; Minecraft hosted a music festival in 2013.
6. **Collaborations with Creators**: Fortnite introduced skins for content creators like Ninja, following PUBG's earlier collaborations.
7. **Apex Legends**: Fortnite borrowed various ideas from Apex Legends, including reboot vans, ping system, movement mechanics, and more.
8. **Warzone**: Fortnite's advantages mechanic closely resembles Call of Duty: Warzone's perks.
9. **Zelda and Nintendo**: Fortnite drew inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, introducing elements like bows, wild animals, and chickens. Creative mode competes with Roblox.
10. **Half-Life**: The Grabber weapon in Fortnite is reminiscent of Half-Life's Gravity Gun.
11. **Gears of War**: Fortnite's weapon packaging mechanic may have been inspired by Gears of War.
12. **Infinity Blade**: The Infinity Sword in Fortnite is derived from the Epic Games title, Infinity Blade.
13. **Among Us**: Impostors mode in Fortnite strongly resembled Among Us, leading to collaboration speculations.
Fortnite's ability to adapt and incorporate successful elements from other games has contributed to its ongoing popularity and innovation.
1. Fortnite innovates and takes inspiration from other games, both subtly and directly.
2. Fortnite was initially a survival game that mixed elements of Minecraft and Left 4 Dead.
3. Upon seeing PUBG's success, Epic Games decided to make its own battle royale within Fortnite.
4. Fortnite's construction mechanic, inspired by Minecraft, adds depth to the gameplay.
5. Fortnite popularized battle passes, but the original idea comes from Dota 2.
6. Fortnite has collaborated with content creators, with Ninja being the first Fortnite creator to have his own skin.
7. Fortnite's Guardian's shield is similar to Reinhard's shield from Overwatch.
8. Fortnite's triumph shotgun is a weapon that only fires twice per magazine and has a brutal recoil.
9. Fortnite added a ray of light to represent markers in 3D, a change taken directly from Paladins Battle Royale.
10. Fortnite added hotspots to attract more players and make the game more enjoyable, a feature added 3 months after Apex's release.
11. Fortnite added the vaults to the game, similar to those in Apex, and improved them by making you have to defeat a boss to get the key.
12. Fortnite's movement mechanics, such as the tactical sprint, are inspired by both Apex and Warzone.
13. Fortnite's special improvements for weapons, objects, or characters that last the entire game and increase combat capacity appeared in chapter 4.
14. Fortnite's shockwave mode, in which the objective is to remove opponents from the Safe Zone, comes from the Super Smash Bros saga.
15. The story of the Ice King and the Prisoner in Fortnite is similar to that of the Lich King and Boulevar for Dragon Two from Wow.
16. Fortnite's creative mode, which allows you to design experiences and publish them, aims to compete with Roblox.
17. The grabber in Fortnite is similar to the gravity gun from Half Life.
18. Fortnite was inspired by Infinity Blade for the runes that appear in the cube.
19. Fortnite's mimics, which transform into monsters that attack you when you open a chest, have been appearing in all types of media for many years.
20. The rails in Fortnite are inspired by the game Sunset Overdrive.
21. The recycler, a weapon that recycles all the objects it absorbs and then fires a ball of garbage, is taken directly from Creative Destruction, a Fortnite clone game.