Fortnitemares 2025 end date, collaboration skins and new map – everything we know about the Fortnite Halloween event

Fortnitemares key art showing Scooby Doo, Doja Cat, Jason, Ghostface, and Jonesy
(Image credit: Epic Games)

Fortnitemares 2025 has now begun, adding in a whole host of new spooky skins and more. Now that Epic Games has revealed the full details on this year's Halloween event, we know that it'll involve pop megastar Doja Cat and Ghost Face from Scream. Other reveals include a Scooby Doo collaboration, as well as some other neat tie-ins.

Fortnite is currently well into Chapter 6 Season 4, and there has recently been a K-pop Demon Hunters collaboration that made a few changes to the map. As the year winds down, it's clear that Fortnite isn't slowing down any time soon. It is regular updates and changes, like Fortnitemares that have kept Fortnite ranked highly in our best free games list.

Fortnitemares 2025 end date

Doja Cat in Fortnitemares 2025

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Fortnitemares 2025 started on October 9, 2025. This was revealed by an in-game pop-up that teased the event. You can see this image below:

Fortnitemares returns Oct 9

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We now know that Fortnitemares 2025 will run right up until November 1, 2025. Plenty of time to get your hands on the new Halloween-themed skins.

Fortnitemares 2025 confirmed collaborations

Scooby Doo characters and REPO characters in Fortnitemares 2025

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Thanks to the official Fortnite user account on Reddit (u/TheFortniteTeam), we know that Scooby Doo, Scream, and R.E.P.O. are a part of Fortnitemares 2025. The team posted images to a bunch of different subreddits, and you can see two of them in the image above. The Scream teaser is embedded below, showing a very terrified Peely reflected onto Ghostface's knife.

Scream Fortnitemares 2025 teaser

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Thanks to an official blog post on the Fortnite website, you can view all of the upcoming skins, including Jason from Friday the 13th, Wednesday Addams, and Ghost Face. Here's the release dates for the remaining skins:

  • Terrifier - October 22
  • Poppy PlayTime - October 23
  • Wednesday Addams - October 24
  • REPO - October 25

Fortnitemares Doja Cat

Finally, we have Doja Cat, who's been revealed as the main baddie for this year's Fortnitemares. The clip embedded above was shared on the official Fortnite Twitter account on October 8, and was a small part of a trailer that followed. You can view the full trailer below:

Fortnitemares 2025 Gameplay Trailer - YouTube Fortnitemares 2025 Gameplay Trailer - YouTube
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Fortnitemares map

The Fortnitemares Nitemare Island map

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There's a new Reload Map called Nitemare Island in Fortnitemares as of October 10. You can see the POIs (points of interest) in the image embedded above. It's entirely Halloween themed, perfect for the spooky season.

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