Fortnitemares 2026 starts today in Fortnite. The annual Halloween event arrives in update v42.30 and, according to patch coverage published on October 1, is set to run through the month. The confirmed headliner is Five Nights at Freddy’s: Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Foxy, and Bonnie enter the item shop, with a bundle cited by specialist outlets at 4,500 V-Bucks.
Creators tracking the shop also logged Freddy Fazbear as available when Fortnitemares starts, with a reactive style that deteriorates during a match. Individual prices are still circulating on unofficial lists; the bundle figure above comes from patch coverage, not from a price table published by Epic at the time of this article.
What changes on the map
Patch coverage points to themed points of interest, including Nightmare Neighborhood, where players can face Freddy Krueger for claws that teleport them to a target, and Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria tied to the FNAF crossover. Classic event weapons return, such as the Bonerattler SMG, which reveals opponents through walls. Part of the arsenal sits behind Loot Hacks, including Last Call, Infantry Rifle, Pumpkin Launcher, Light Machine Gun, and Slap Candy Corn.
Four new sprites join the rotation: Dumpster Dive (food heals more), Spooky Dash (phase through some objects), Vampire (recover health when dealing damage), and Deer (melee hits harder). A fifth sprite appears only as an unfinished concept.
Hollow Knight in the trailer
The Fortnitemares gameplay trailer shared today shows collaborations beyond FNAF. Analysis of the video by outlets and creators points to Hollow Knight, Hazbin Hotel, Predator, 99 Nights in the Forest, and Black Clover. For Hollow Knight, creators who spread the trailer describe a collaboration pet during the event. That is what the promotional footage shows; Epic had not, by the time this piece closed, published a separate note with a date, price, or exact contents for a Hollow Knight pack.
Fortnitemares is the battle royale Halloween calendar, not a new game. The October 1 news is the season opening with playable FNAF in the shop and a crossover slate Epic chose to show in the trailer before detailing each one.
Sources
- The Big Lead: v42.30 patch notes and Fortnitemares
- Fortnitemares gameplay trailer shared by JonnyBlox
- Fortnite Underground: Freddy Fazbear in the shop and reactive style
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