Its September 16 news post making the announcement said, 'Apple is preventing Epic from signing games and patches for distribution on Mac.' Because the developer cannot apply updates on macOS, it said the version 14.20 update will cause so many issues for players stuck on version 13.40 that it would result in 'a very poor experience.' While the two games are essentially separate entities, the battle royale has referenced Save the World with skins based on its characters, and it seems the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games will be affecting both titles.Įpic Games announced that Fortnite: Save the World will no longer be playable on macOS starting September 23. Before Epic Games' Fortnite was the juggernaut free-to-play battle royale everyone knows it as today, the developer was working on a combined first-person shooter and tower defense game called Fortnite: Save the World.
