We already knew that Epic Games was planning this year release your digital store on mobile devices via the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android. A month after its initial announcement, the prolific gaming and technology company today announced that the Epic Games Store is now available for iOS and Android devices.
In a press release, Epic confirmed that the Epic Games Store is available for download on Android devices worldwide, but only to owners of Apple smartphones located in the EU. Epic also provided a walkthrough for installing the Epic Game Store on mobile devices, citing that the process is tedious “due to Apple and Google’s intentionally shoddy installation,” which is plagued with complex setup, lengthy steps, and “intimidating screens “.
As Epic previously confirmed during the State of Unreal conference earlier this year, the mobile version of the Epic Games Store (EGS) is set to become the “first-ever cross-platform gaming store” and expand its reach to Android and iOS in addition to already available applications for macOS and PC. Like desktop apps and desktop versions, mobile developers have the “same level playing field” with an 88/12 revenue share, among other things.
A rendering of the Epic Games Store running on mobile devices. | Image: Epic Games
Fortnite is back on mobile devices
In addition to the release of the mobile version of the Epic Games Store, the company also revealed today that Fortnite is officially back on mobile devices through the company’s digital store. In addition to the launch of the mobile version of the Epic Games Store, Android and iOS owners in the EU can access Fortnite via the AltStore digital store, which is available thanks to DMA.
This makes Fortnite natively available on mobile devices for the first time since Apple and Google in 2020 downloaded the free-to-play battle royale app from the App Store and Google Play. Previously, if you wanted to play Fortnite on mobile devices after it was removed, you could only play it through two cloud gaming services: Xbox Cloud Gaming a Nvidia GeForce Nowif you wanted to play on Apple devices. While Android users could directly download the app or play on the aforementioned cloud streaming services.
Alongside Fortnite, Epic has confirmed that Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe are also available for download on Android devices worldwide and iPhones in the EU via the EGS mobile version and AltStore. This is the first time that Fall Guys has been available on mobile devices since her original release in 2020 for PS4 and Windows and subsequent ports for PS5, Switch and Xbox in 2022.
“The tables are turning and the mobile ecosystem is finally opening up to competition. We are grateful to the European Commission for allowing us to launch the Epic Games Store and offer our games to iOS users in the European Union,” Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney wrote in a press release. “Now European iOS users and all Android users can access our store and games, just as they’ve always been able to do on open platforms like PC and Mac. The fight is far from over, but it is tangible progress for developers and consumers alike, who can begin to benefit from competition and choice.”
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