Highlights

  • Fortnite's LEGO mode has become incredibly popular, with players creating impressive builds like a fully functional airship.
  • The LEGO Fortnite game mode offers creative freedom and survival mechanics, attracting players who want more than the usual Battle Royale mode.
  • The popularity of LEGO Fortnite could indicate a shift in player preference and interest in the combat system, which provides a more intense and intimate fighting experience.

Players of Epic Game's popular online video game platform Fortnite have been churning out some really impressive builds using the game's newly released LEGO mode, one such creation being a fully functional airship. With a little bit of time and patience, anyone can replicate this work just by following a straightforward video tutorial.

Epic Games launched Fortnite's LEGO mode on December 7, unveiling to the world a solid competitor to the massive sandbox game Minecraft developed by the Microsoft-owned Mojang Studios. The permanent LEGO Fortnite game mode differs from the usual Battle Royale mode Fortnite is known for by making players fight against a hostile world instead of each other. As part of the new experience, LEGO Fortnite adopts survival mechanics while also offering players the creative freedom to build anything they can think of using LEGO's iconic block system.

LEGO Fortnite promo graphic with logo
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One LEGO Fortnite player utilized that freedom to create a fully functional airship. The player, who goes by the name psykrot on Reddit, used building materials like LEGO Fortnite's Large Balloons, Small Thrusters, and a whole lot of Rustic blocks, among other things, to achieve their work. Anyone interested in replicating Psykrot's design will be glad to know that they uploaded a video of the entire build on Reddit for people to watch and follow.

Fortnite's LEGO mode has become incredibly popular in the days following its release, and LEGO Fortnite even had more players than the game's main Battle Royale mode at one point, data showed. This could indicate a shift in player preference as gamers may want to use the Fortnite platform for something besides Battle Royales.

In addition to the complete creative freedom it provides, players of Fortnite's new mode could also just be interested in LEGO Fortnite's combat system that seemingly took inspiration from Soulslike games such as From Software's Dark Souls and Elden Ring. With an increased focus on melee weapons like axes and swords, LEGO Fortnite's encourages a hit-and-run combat style and has the potential to provide players with more intimate and intense fights compared to the game's usual Battle Royale mode.

For players not sold on Fortnite's LEGO mode, they could try out another of the game's newly released modes, Rocket Racing. Released on December 8, Rocket Racing offers a racing experience that plays like a hybrid of the vehicle-based soccer game Rocket League and titles from the Burnout series. There's also the Guitar Hero/Rock Band-like Fortnite Festival for anyone into rhythm games, and even more Fortnite modes are expected to be released next year.