Fortnite is leaning even harder into video game crossovers in 2026. During the State of Unreal keynote at Unreal Fest in Chicago on June 17, Epic Games confirmed that more than 30 gaming collaborations are landing in Fortnite across the year, and it named four of them: Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Phantom Blade Zero, Control Resonant, and Vampire Survivors.
Quick answer: Four newly confirmed Fortnite game crossovers are Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Phantom Blade Zero, Control Resonant, and Vampire Survivors, with Epic saying 30+ gaming collaborations are planned for 2026 and more set for 2027. No exact release dates were given for the four titles.
The four confirmed Fortnite game crossovers in 2026
Epic pulled back the curtain on its newest partners during the showcase. The team did not list every collaboration coming in 2026, and it has not attached firm release dates to the four it named. Still, the picture is clear enough to know what is on the way.
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds means an iconic Sonic the Hedgehog skin is finally heading to Fortnite. Phantom Blade Zero, from S-Game, was already flagged as a partner earlier in the year, so expect cosmetics tied to its protagonist Soul or reactive skins drawn from the game’s ancient Chinese setting. Control Resonant brings the possibility of the Faden siblings showing up in Fortnite. Vampire Survivors rounds out the group, though Epic has not shared specifics for that one yet.
| Collaboration | What to expect | Likely timing |
|---|---|---|
| Sonic Racing: Crossworlds | Sonic the Hedgehog skin | Not dated |
| Phantom Blade Zero | Soul skin or reactive skins from the game’s setting | Around the game’s October 2026 launch |
| Control Resonant | Possible Faden siblings tie-in | Around the game’s September 2026 release |
| Vampire Survivors | Details not yet shared | Not dated |
Phantom Blade Zero was pushed to October 2026, so its Fortnite cosmetics are expected to arrive close to that window. Control Resonant is targeting a September release, which lines up with a similar promotional timing for its crossover. The remaining details will firm up as each game gets nearer to launch.
Why Epic is tying the Epic Games Store to Fortnite
These gaming crossovers are part of a wider push to connect the Epic Games Store directly with the Fortnite player base. Bill Clifford, Epic’s senior vice president for the Unreal ecosystem, framed the strategy on stage, pointing to Epic’s work with HoYoverse as a model for the type of partnership it wants more of.
We’ve done over 30 similar collabs for 2026, with more coming in 2027.
The goal is to widen the audience that developers can reach through the storefront. The store now hosts more than 6,000 games from over 3,000 developers, and in the first four months of 2026, spending on third-party games rose 40 percent compared with the same stretch a year earlier. Clifford credited programs such as Epic First Run, which lets developers keep all of their net revenue for the first six months before launching elsewhere, and Launch Everywhere with Epic, which offers Unreal Engine developers a reduced 3.5 percent engine royalty rate when they publish on the Epic Games Store.
Disney and the wider Fortnite collab pipeline
Disney also took the stage at Unreal Fest to talk up its ongoing work with Epic. Ray Gresko highlighted the speed at which players jumped into Disney-themed Fortnite experiences, noting that Star Wars Islands such as Droid Tycoon, Galactic Seige, and Escape Vader pulled in 8 million players within 72 hours of launch. Epic also confirmed The Simpsons is joining the UEFN IP Partner Program later this year, with Future Trash co-founder and CEO Kevin Marciano appearing to discuss building Droid Tycoon.
The newly named game crossovers stack on top of an already busy 2026 slate for Fortnite. Earlier in the year, the game lined up partnerships including South Park, Resident Evil: Requiem, Chainsaw Man, and new waves for Ninjago, IShowSpeed, and other returning collaborations. The four games revealed at Unreal Fest extend that run, and Epic has made clear the partnerships will keep coming into 2027.
For now, the safest read is to treat the four named games as locked in and the exact dates as pending. Sonic is the headline grab for many players, while Phantom Blade Zero and Control Resonant are most likely to track the launch windows of their own games later in the year.
