Fortnite Servers Scheduled for Maintenance on August 18, 2025, Epic Games Reveals Date and Time

Epic Games announced that Fortnite servers will be down for maintenance on Monday, August 18, at 6 am UTC for 30 minutes. The maintenance will affect lobbies, sessions, and achievements, but retry functionality will limit disruption. The outage occurred on August 14 and was resolved, allowing players to log in across all platforms.

Epic Games has announced that its Fortnite servers will be down for maintenance on Monday, August 18, at 6 am UTC for 30 minutes. This scheduled maintenance, which was revealed on August 15, 2025, will affect various services, including lobbies, sessions, and achievements. Epic Games has stated that their retry functionality will help minimize the impact of this disruption, but achievement unlock notifications and session/lobby invites may fail during this time [1].

The maintenance comes after Fortnite players experienced widespread login issues on August 14, 2025, which left them unable to access the game. Epic Games quickly resolved the issue, allowing players to log in across all platforms by the end of the day. The login problems also affected players of Rocket League and Fall Guys, which were also being worked on by the company [2].

To address the matchmaking error 3 issue, Epic Games has provided a series of steps for players to follow. These steps include checking the Fortnite servers, restarting the router, adjusting DNS settings, disabling VPNs or proxies, whitelisting Fortnite on security software, and clearing the cache. These measures are designed to help players troubleshoot the issue and minimize downtime [1].

Epic Games is committed to ensuring the stability and reliability of its services. The company continues to monitor its servers and is working to resolve any remaining issues. The upcoming maintenance is expected to be a routine procedure, and Epic Games anticipates that the disruption will be minimal.

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[1] https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/fortnite-servers-are-back-up-for-now-but-will-be-down-again-epic-games-reveals-date-and-time-check-here/articleshow/123316505.cms
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/759839/fortnite-down-login-rocket-league-fall-guys