Fortnite PvE survival mode Daybreak referenced in latest patch

News
By published

Repair a downed helicopter and escape a hostile island and swirling storm for... an umbrella?

Fortnite
(Image credit: Epic Games)

Fortnite's latest patch added files referencing a new limited-time PvE survival mode called Daybreak, reports Eurogamer.

Files datamined from today's 16.40 patch aren't the first to reference an "open world simulation sandbox." Noted Fortnite leaker Hypex recently tweeted out what seem to be images of the new map and some of the props on the island. Leaked documents from the Apple vs Epic trial seemingly connect the images with the upcoming Daybreak mode.

A reportedly leaked description of Daybreak reads like a fairly standard multiplayer survival game with limited resources and hostile NPCs, of course with the Fortnite twist that you're trapped inside a massive, ever-tightening storm. The goal seems to be to collect parts for a downed helicopter and escape the island before the storm takes over.

"You wake up alone and unarmed along the coast of an island, with no memory of how you arrived," the description reads. "Quickly search for weapons and ammunition before night falls and creatures begin to roam the hillsides, hunting for prey. Keep an eye out for other stranded people, [as] they may prove to be invaluable allies in your fight to stay alive on the increasingly hostile island."

Epic has yet to confirm Daybreak itself, but it sounds like Daybreak will include PvP and PvE elements. Both Hypex and another Fortnite leaker, Sizzy, have released images of a new umbrella reward players can earn for getting through Daybreak.

Fortnite quests | Fortnite gold bars | Fortnite bounties | Fortnite characters | Fortnite crafting | Fortnite weapon upgrades | Fortnite off-road tires | Fortnite wolves | Fortnite raptors | Fortnite investigate an anomaly | Fortnite Joneses | Fortnite golden artifacts | Fortnite literature samples | Fortnite safes | Fortnite Fancy View, Rainbow Rentals, and Lockie's Lighthouse

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.