<P> A standalone mode, Fortnite Battle Royale, based on the battle royale game genre but based on the core Fortnite gameplay, was released for the same platforms in September 2017 . </P> <P> One day, 98% of Earth's human population suddenly disappeared, and the remaining humans found the skies covered in dense clouds, creating chaotic storms that dropped husks, humanoid zombie - like creatures, that attacked the living . The survivors found ways to construct "storm shields", a field that cleared the storm clouds from immediately overhead and reduced the attacks from husks, and used these to set up survivor bases across the globe . The player is a commander of one of these bases, charged with going out of the storm shield to find resources, survivors, and other allies to help expand their storm shield and find a way to return Earth to its normal state . </P> <P> Currently, the paid - for product Fortnite provides two distinct modes: access to Fortnite Battle Royale, (which is also available as a separate free - to - play title) and the cooperative player - versus - environment "Save the World", which is unique to the main Fortnite game . </P> <P> The "Save the World" mode is described as a co-op sandbox survival game and is about exploration, scavenging items, crafting weapons, building fortified structures, and fighting waves of encroaching monsters . Tim Sweeney, Epic's founder, described the game as "Minecraft meets Left 4 Dead". The game plays in a third - person perspective and cycles between managing one's resources at a safe home base, and then going out on missions to complete quests as to collect resources and obtain rewards to advance the game's story . </P>

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