Is Epic Games Down?
Real-time status check for epicgames.com
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About Epic Games Status
BlueMonitor checks Epic Games (epicgames.com) by sending automated requests to its servers. If the service responds within a normal timeframe and returns a successful status code, it's marked as operational. Response times over 3 seconds indicate the service is slow, and connection failures or server errors indicate the service may be down.
Recent Incidents
EOS Maintenance (Sessions and Lobbies)
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 26 , 06:00 - 08:00 UTC Apr 20 , 15:01 UTC Scheduled - Epic Online Services is scheduled for maintenance on Tuesday 26 May 2026, 6 am UTC. During the maintenance window, there will be degraded availability for up to 2 hours for the following services: - Sessions - Lobbies During this window, existing player sessions will time out and clients will be disconnected. New session creation, invites, searching, and matchmaking will also be temporarily unavailable during that time.
V-Bucks Delivery Delayed
May 14 , 17:26 UTC Resolved - Players who saw a delay in receiving V-Bucks should now have them available. As part of this fix, players who qualify for the Showdown Umbrella styles introduced in today's update may see them granted at a later date. May 14 , 15:22 UTC Identified - We're working to fix a delay with purchased V-Bucks being granted for some players. All purchases are saved and will appear ASAP once we fix this error.
Login and matchmaking issues in Fortnite
May 14 , 12:37 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. May 14 , 11:45 UTC Investigating - We're actively working on fixing the matchmaking and login errors some players may see while launching the game or while in the Lobby. We'll share an update as soon as this is fixed up.
Fortnite: Downtime for v40.40 Update
May 14 , 11:20 UTC Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. May 14 , 08:00 UTC In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 13 , 20:47 UTC Scheduled - 🛠️ We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior.
EAS Auth Access Token with additional claims
May 13 , 23:00 UTC Resolved - We have rolled back a change to our backend that included additional claims in the EAS Auth Access token. This change could break the login flow in some games that allocated a fixed-size buffer to the access token.
Rocket League Matchmaking Outage
May 12 , 01:01 UTC Resolved - Matchmaking issues have been resolved. Players should now be able to queue into matches normally. May 12 , 00:05 UTC Identified - We're working to resolve an issue where players are unable to matchmake. We'll provide another update when this is fixed.
Login and Matchmaking Errors
May 8 , 01:45 UTC Resolved - Log-in and Matchmaking has recovered and we're no longer seeing any server delays. We'll continue to monitor these services and address any issues that arise. May 8 , 00:55 UTC Update - We're actively working to fix the Log-in & Matchmaking outages players are experiencing across Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League. Purchases on Epic Games Store may encounter a delay. We'll provide more info as we resolving this issue. May 8 , 00:33 UTC Investigating - Players may not be able to log into or matchmake in Fortnite or Fall Guys. We're working to fix this now and we'll provide an update when we have more info.
Fortnite: Downtime for v40.30 Update
Apr 30 , 11:43 UTC Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Apr 30 , 08:00 UTC In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Apr 29 , 21:13 UTC Scheduled - 🛠️ We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior.
EOS Maintenance
Apr 28 , 12:00 UTC Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Apr 28 , 10:00 UTC In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Apr 24 , 14:50 UTC Scheduled - Epic Online Services is scheduled for maintenance on Tuesday, 28th April 2026 at 10am UTC / 6am EDT / 3am PDT. During the maintenance window, there will be slightly degraded availability for up to 2 hours for the following services: - Sessions - Lobbies - Achievements We expect (our built-in) retry functionality to limit the impact of this disruption, but session/lobby invites may fail.
Issues with Publishing Tools and Developer Portal
Apr 24 , 06:03 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Apr 24 , 05:45 UTC Investigating - We are currently investigating issues impacting Epic Games Store Publishing Tools and the Epic Online Services Developer Portal. We'll share an update once they are resolved.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Epic Games down right now?
This page shows the real-time status of Epic Games. The status is checked automatically by pinging Epic Games's servers. If the status shows "Down", it means Epic Games is currently experiencing issues.
Why is Epic Games not working?
Epic Games may not be working due to server outages, scheduled maintenance, network issues, or high traffic. Check the current status above for real-time information.
How do I check if Epic Games is down for everyone?
BlueMonitor checks Epic Games's servers from our monitoring infrastructure. If the status shows "Down" here, it's likely down for everyone. If it shows "Up" but you can't access it, the issue may be on your end.
What should I do if Epic Games is down?
If Epic Games is down, you can: wait a few minutes and try again, check their official social media for updates, clear your browser cache, or try using a different network connection.