"While Rocket Racing was and is a fun pick-up racing game, it lacked the replayability required for a game of this type to remain in development indefinitely. "
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When I first played Fortnite: Rocket Racing, I enjoyed it and still enjoy it a year later.
However, it quickly became apparent that the developers failed to see that while they had a firm foundation and great concept on their hands, that alone would not make Fortnite: Rocket Racing a success.
When playing during those early days, I assumed that, like Fortnite: Battle Royale, Fortnite: Rocket Racing would evolve with each season, adding new features and mechanics to ensure that gameplay remained fresh.
Unfortunately, that was not the case, and while the developers did add new tracks and rewards, essentially Fortnite: Rocket Racing is the same game today that it was at launch, and with so many other great “kart racers” on the market, with unique mechanics and power-ups, It is difficult to play Fortnite: Rocket Racing for more than a few hours per season, as once you complete the weekly/seasonal quests, there is no real reason to play it any further.
What makes Fortnite: Rocket Racing’s unfortunate fate even sadder is that Fortnite: Battle Royale has so many unique items that would translate to Fortnite: Rocket Racing, such as snowball launchers, guided missiles, shields, and more.
I would love to engage in Mario Kart-style vehicular combat as my favourite Fortnite character.
With new items being regularly added to Fortnite: Battle Royale, there is no reason why Fortnite: Rocket Racing could not receive 1-2 new power-ups each season, ensuring that gameplay remains fresh and exciting.
Because the developers did not take this route, in late 2024, they were forced to announce that Fortnite: Rocket Racing would receive no further major content updates and that themed updates, in particular, would not be returning.
However, they did clarify that new quests, challenges, rewards, and (presumably) the occasional developer-created track will be added to the game, in addition to showcasing community-created tracks and modes, bringing Fortnite: Rocket Racing into line with the rest of the Fortnite Metaverse, where up to 40% of active players enjoy community-made modes during peak playtimes.
While Fortnite: Rocket Racing is not the success that other official modes are, and it only peaks at a few thousand concurrent active users, outside of seasonal resets, it has improved the Fortnite Metaverse as a whole in ways that go far beyond the scope of a single mode, or even multiple related modes.
While Fortnite: Rocket Racing should have been so much more when all is said and done, I am still glad it is here, and I appreciate its contributions to the wider Fortnite Metaverse.
Fortnite Rocket Racing is a racing video game developed by Psyonix and published by Epic Games, it was released on 8 December 2023 and it is Free-2-Play.
Fortnite Rocket Racing is available on the following platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
As of January 2025, around 200,000 people play Fortnite Rocket Racing on a fairly regular basis.
Fortnite Rocket Racing suffers from low activity, meaning that while off-peak matchmaking is possible in populated regions, finding full lobbies in less populated regions is unlikely outside of peak playtimes.
Fortnite Rocket Racing supports:
Fortnite Rocket Racing offers the following matchmaking options:
The Fortnite Rocket Racing in-game store sells:
The following peripherals are officially supported:
Fortnite Rocket Racing is rated PEGI 3 and contains no offensive content.
Fortnite: Rocket Racing is a fantastic way to pass a few hours. It is a very capable, albeit rather simplistic, racing game that has the potential to be so much more.
While it is unlikely to receive much in the way of major updates which bring about meaningful mechanical changes and improvements, I am eager to see what the developers and UEFN community do with what is already available or can be expanded upon with the aid of UEFN, and hope that Fortnite: Rocket Racing is around in some capacity for many years to come.
