What is Fortnite map evolution?

Map evolution is a side-by-side comparison of Fortnite Battle Royale islands across seasons and chapters. Drag the slider to reveal one version on the left and another on the right — for example Chapter 1 Season 1 next to Chapter 7 Season 3.

Which Fortnite map versions are included?

This tool includes 40 representative maps — one patch per season from Chapter 1 through Chapter 7, including Season X, Chapter 4 OG, Chapter 5 Remix, and Chapter 6 mini-seasons.

Are these official Epic Games maps?

The images are historical in-game minimaps archived by the community. Portions of the materials used are trademarks and/or copyrighted works of Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved by Epic. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Epic.

Fortnite Map Evolution

Compare any two Fortnite islands side by side — drag the slider to reveal how the map changed from Chapter 1 through Chapter 7. 40 season maps in the archive.

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Left map

Chapter 1 Season 1 (1.11)

Right map

Chapter 7 Season 3 (41.10)

C1 S1

C7 S3

Drag the handle (or use arrow keys) to compare C1 S1 and C7 S3. 40 season maps loaded · one representative patch per season.

How Fortnite's map changed

Battle Royale has used multiple islands: the original Chapter 1 map, Apollo (Chapter 2), Artemis (Chapter 3), Asteria (Chapter 4), Helios (Chapter 5), Oninoshima (Chapter 6), and Shattered Coast (Chapter 7). Within each chapter, seasons reshape biomes, POIs, and water levels. This viewer is for nostalgia and lore — for current loot and drops use the interactive map.

Frequently asked questions

How do I compare two Fortnite maps?

Pick a version on the left and right (filter by chapter first if you want), then drag the white handle across the image. The left side shows the older (or left-selected) map; the right side shows the other.

Why only one map per season?

Epic ships many patches per season. We keep 40 representative end-of-season (or late-season) snapshots so the tool stays fast and easy to browse — enough to see how each chapter evolved without hundreds of near-identical patches.

Where do the map images come from?

Historical minimaps are sourced from the open fortnite-archives community project on GitHub (yaelbrinkert/fortnite-archives), then compressed to WebP for this site. The archive has no explicit license; we attribute the source and follow Epic’s Fan Content Policy disclaimer.