Fortnite login: create and link your Epic account

To log in to Fortnite, use the game itself or type epicgames.com into your address bar. Never enter your password on a site reached through an ad or a message, and never on this one: we have no login. Look for epicgames.com or fortnite.com as the real site.

Fortnite uses an Epic Games account. Epic warns that if you have played on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch or another platform, you may already have one. Finish that account instead of making a new one, so that your progress stays together. The sign-up steps are:

• Go to the Epic Games sign-in page and choose to create an account.
• Enter your date of birth.
• Use an email address, or sign in with a supported provider.
• Enter the 6-digit security code sent to your email.
• Link your platform accounts if you are offered the option.

Epic describes these steps. Use only the address shown in the game:

• Launch Fortnite on your console and choose the option to link an account.
• Note the code on your screen.
• On a phone or computer, go to the address shown on the screen, and enter the code.
• Sign in to your Epic account and wait for the confirmation.

Epic says the usual cause is logging into the wrong account, or a console that was unlinked. Check your linked accounts on Epic's site before you panic. Be careful about unlinking: Epic's help notes a limit of once every 365 days for some changes.

Turn on two-factor authentication, and never buy or use free accounts offered for sale. Stolen accounts get taken back. Rocket League uses the same Epic account, so you can link it the same way. For anything else, submit a support ticket to Epic player support through its own site. If you cannot log in at all, check the server status first.