When is the next Fortnite season coming? Chapter 7 Season 4 release date explained

Here’s when you can start playing Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 later this week.

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 is almost upon us with the next era of the Battle Royale shooter set to begin later this week. After months of rumours, Epic Games has finally revealed some of what we can expect in the latest season, which is themed around a massive collaboration between legacy gaming franchises.

So far, we’ve seen the likes of Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and Mega-Man appear in promotional artwork for the new season. If you want to jump into Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 as soon as it starts, here’s when it all kicks off.

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Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 release date

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 is set to start on Thursday, August 20 2026 .

This is the date that the current season – Season 3 – is due to end with a few hours of maintenance usually scheduled while Epic Games swaps out the old content for the new. This doesn’t usually take a while, with the new content normally available by around lunchtime here in the UK.

What’s new in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 ‘Override’?

As mentioned above, Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 is all about a big gaming crossover with some of the industry’s biggest stars. So far, these are all the characters we’ve spotted in the reveal trailer:

• Sonic
• Shadow
• Knuckles
• Eggman
• Tails
• Crash Bandicoot
• Spyro the Dragon
• Joker (Persona 5)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Tetris
• Mega Man
• Rush (Mega Man)
• V (Cyberpunk 2077)
• Pac-Man and Ghosts

As you can see from above, this season is set to be a real ‘Ready Player One’ style era.

Not all of these crossovers will be getting skins, with their references manifesting in other ways. For example, the Pac-Man ghosts will appear as clouds in the sky above the island, while the Green Hill Zone from Sonic will appear as a landmark in the game.

Certain characters will also get a ‘Tetris’ variant to their skin, which will make them appear a bit more ‘blocky’ than normal.

We’ll no doubt find out more about what will be included in the Override event when it launches later this week on August 20.