Fortnite Festival Announces Local Co-Op Mode, But There’s A Catch

Fortnite Festival has officially confirmed that the popular rhythm game spinoff of the Epic Games battle royale will be receiving local co-op support, but with a major asterisk. The beloved shooter from Epic Games has continued to expand its brand into more genres throughout recent years, with numerous spinoffs and different game modes. LEGO Fortnite saw Epic Games launch a Minecraft-esque sandbox survival game, while Rocket Racing saw Fortnite team up with Psyonix for a high-octane racing game. Now, one of Fortnite‘s most popular game modes is set to receive a major update.

Fortnite Festival has seen plenty of major updates to the rhythm game since it launched in 2023 alongside Fortnite‘s other spinoffs. Alongside a wealth of popular new music, each season for the rhythm game has seen different themes with its music focusing on individual artists. Fortnite‘s “Remix” season, focused on the game’s collaboration with several prominent rappers, featured Snoop Dogg in the spotlight with “Drop It Like It’s Hot” as a notable track added to the game mode. Now, Fortnite Festival is bringing back a Rock Band and Guitar Hero staple.

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Fortnite Festival announced the addition of local co-op to the Epic Games rhythm game on Friday night through its official social media channels. Epic Games revealed that local co-op support will be coming to the Xbox and PlayStation versions of Fortnite Festival early next week. The post did not confirm whether local co-op would be coming to Fortnite‘s other platforms, with Switch, PC, and mobile versions not mentioned by Epic Games. Fortnite Festival will officially add local co-op support to the PlayStation and Xbox versions on January 14.

Fortnite Festival Adding Local Co-Op for PlayStation, Xbox

While many fans will be excited about the addition of Fortnite Festival‘s local co-op, the update does still come with another major caveat for players looking to jam out together. Fortnite Festival does not currently feature a special controller for players using the drums or microphone, still requiring fans to use the console’s regular controller for those instruments. Fortnite officially received its first guitar peripheral earlier this year, with the “Riffmaster” developed specifically for Fortnite Festival by third-party developer PDP. Epic Games has yet to confirm any forthcoming peripherals for other instruments featured in Fortnite Festival.

Local co-op for Fortnite Festival comes as one of the game’s next major updates has already been teased ahead of its release. Fortnite is heavily rumored to be adding a major collaboration with Hatsune Miku, expected to introduce multiple jam tracks to Festival. Epic Games has even hinted at the crossover itself, posting an image of a leek on Fortnite Festival‘s official social media as a reference to popular Hatsune Miku cover “Ievan Polkka.” Fortnite‘s local co-op support should look to bring back one of the best elements of Rock Band and Guitar Hero‘s glory days.

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Released

July 25, 2017

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

Unreal Engine 5

ESRB

T for Teen – Violence

Steam Deck Compatibility

N/A

X|S Optimized

YES

PS Plus Availability

N/A

Split Screen Orientation

Horizontal Only

Number of Players

1-2

Local Co-Op Support

1-2 Players

OpenCritic Rating

Mighty

Cross Save

yes

Cross-Platform Play

Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

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