Major incident

Epic Games: Login and Matchmaking Errors

May 8, 2026, 00:33 UTC

started

01:45 UTC

resolved

1 h 13 min

duration

Affected: Login, Login, Matchmaking, Login, Purchasing/Refunding, Matchmaking

Current status of Epic Games: Operational — live Epic Games status

Timeline

May 8, 2026, 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.
May 8, 2026, 00:55 UTC
investigating
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, 2026, 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.

Updates as published by Epic Games (original).

This was part of a wider event: 61 services reported incidents within the hour.

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