After a prolonged legal battle, Fortnite has officially returned to the U.S. Apple App Store. Epic Games announced the game's reinstatement on May 20, 2025, marking the end of a nearly five-year hiatus that began in August 2020 when Apple removed the game for violating App Store policies. The dispute centered around Epic's implementation of a direct payment system within the app, bypassing Apple's 30% commission fee.