Fortnite Is Adding New Star Wars Modes, And One Of Them Feels Like Battlefront

One of the ways that Fortnite is celebrating May the Fourth, Star Wars Day, in 2026 is by unleashing a pile of new user-created modes and ushering in the Star Wars era for the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. Ahead of the launch of these maps, Epic Games gave us hands-on time with several of them, including a pretty compelling-looking Battlefront-style mode, a survival-horror mode in which you're hunted by Darth Vader, and a droid-themed tycoon map.

Epic Games has been gradually adding items and assets from various franchises, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Squid Game, and The Walking Dead, for use in custom Fortnite islands for a couple of years now. Star Wars, however, is the biggest and most famous property to join the party so far. Creators have had access to these Star Wars assets for a little while, and they'll be able to unleash their creations starting May 1. You should expect a flood of Star Wars-themed modes right from the start–Epic says there will be hundreds.

We won't presume to guess what all is in store for us from UEFN's many developers, since there's likely to be plenty of surprises on the way. But we'll take you through what we've already played, which should give you a pretty good idea of the kinds of islands that Epic believes will do well. We'll start with the one we're most excited about.