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Fortniteplayers have felt nostalgic for the first Battle Royale island ever since it was replaced in Chapter 2 Season 1. Gamers spent a total of 10 in-game seasons on Athena island, so it connected with many fans.
Epic Games has been playing around with the idea of bringing back the originalFortnitemap, allowing players to re-do it using UEFN and it was even brought back for a month in 2023 duringFortniteSeason OG. At last,Fortniteis getting a permanent OG game mode, and players are, of course, quite excited for its release.
When Can I Play Fortnite OG?
Even thoughChapter 6 Season 1 launched on December 1, the OG game mode was not made available as soon as the new Battle Royale season went live. Each game mode is now viewed as its own separate thing, which is why they have their own season count and start/end dates.
FortniteOG is scheduled to go live on Friday, July 24, 2025, at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT / 2 PM GMT.
Is Fortnite OG a Permanent Game Mode?
When the OG game mode was announced, the community immedaitely started questioning if it’d be a permanent addition toFortnite.Epic Games has addressed this matter via its Help Centerand replied:
“OG Season will come back permanently to Fortnite on June 24, 2025!”
FortniteOG will have its own Pass, which players can purchase or acquire through the Crew Pack subscription service, allowing them to unlock rewards like any other pass. It is set to end on June 10, 2025.
Currently, the OG game mode is titled “FortniteOG - Chapter 1 Season 1”, and it is unknown if the season will change on a fairly regularly basis or if it’ll last an entire OG-season, meaning the last day of January.
