Fortnite Simpsons Season launches with Springfield Island, new Battle Pass, and month-long updates

Fortnite’s latest crossover has arrived, and it’s a big one: The Simpsons now headline a month-long mini season that transforms the battle royale into a Springfield takeover. After a brief downtime window on November 1, the new content is live as of November 2, bringing a compact 80-player island, a themed Battle Pass, weekly drops, and a handful of wild gadgets straight out of the cartoon’s playbook.

Fortnite Simpsons season start time, duration, and what’s live now

The Fortnite Simpsons season began on Saturday, November 1, with servers returning in stages and short login queues rolling into Sunday, November 2. The mini season is designed to run through Saturday, November 29. That shorter runway means a faster cadence: content updates are planned each week, with new quests, items, and map tweaks landing on a predictable rhythm. If you were stuck in a queue earlier, try again—core services have stabilized and matchmaking is active.

Key dates

• Launch event & downtime: November 1 (ET/GMT)

• Season window: Nov 1–Nov 29 (four weeks)

• Weekly refreshes: Expected each week of the season (schedule subject to change)

Springfield Island: a back-to-basics brawl with signature Simpsons chaos

The headline feature is Springfield Island, a dedicated 80-player map built for fast, punchy matches. The flow leans “back to basics”: tighter rotations, readable sightlines, and fewer long-range dead zones—ideal for quick drops and constant engagements. Iconic Springfield landmarks are scattered as named locales and landmarks, anchoring hot drops and late-circle scrambles.

You’ll notice environmental gags and hazards woven into combat: falling giant donuts, roaming clone mobs, and location-specific tricks that can flip a fight if you use them well. A new set of limited-time Simpsons weapons and gadgets—available via loot pools and a dedicated tab in the island’s companion mode—adds mobility bursts, disruptive utility, and meme-worthy eliminations without overwhelming the classic gunplay loop.

Fortnite Simpsons Battle Pass: skins, tiers, and timing

A dedicated Fortnite Simpsons Battle Pass is in the shop for the duration of the mini season. It’s priced at 1,000 V-Bucks and includes multiple character skins, themed variants, pickaxes, gliders, emotes, loading screens, and a collection of animated cosmetics. Expect the biggest family names to headline early pages, with supporting Springfield favorites sprinkled through later tiers. A “secret” or bonus cosmetic sits behind late-track challenges for collectors who clear the bulk of the pass before the month ends.

Battle Pass essentials

• Price: 1,000 V-Bucks

• Window to complete: Until November 29

• Progression boosts: Optional bundle upgrade available for accelerated tier unlocks

Quests, mythics, and weekly rotations

New Simpsons quests are live right now, offering XP and direct cosmetic unlocks. They’ll rotate weekly, pairing exploration tasks on Springfield Island with combat goals that encourage you to test the season’s toys. Keep an eye out for mythic-tier items tied to Springfield lore—powerful, but limited—plus mid-week hotfixes that may nudge loot pools and boss encounters as players discover optimal paths.

If you chase collectibles and easter eggs, Springfield won’t disappoint: set-piece statues, storefronts, and neighborhood corners hide interactables that double as quick XP and challenge progress. As always, map intel, chest routes, and mobility chains will evolve during the first few days; early experimentation pays off.

Competitive play during the Simpsons season

Competitive returns with a mini-season ruleset tuned for the 80-player island. Expect Victory Cash Cups across Solo, Duo, and Squad formats with shorter finals and smaller lobbies to match the map scale. Payouts are tied to wins rather than cumulative placement, rewarding aggressive closes and clean end-game execution. If you’re grinding points, scrim in the Springfield rotation to learn third-party angles and elevation breaks—late circles tend to favor decisive positioning over elaborate heal-offs.

Tips to get ahead in the Fortnite Simpsons season

• Hot-drop smart: Springfield’s central POIs draw crowds. Land just off-center for early shields and a clean third-party line.

• Use the gags: Falling donuts and roaming mobs are more than scenery—bait enemies into them to swing fights.

• Mix mobility: Pair one Simpsons gadget with a classic rotate (vehicle or launcher) to avoid getting pinned by clone spawns.

• Bank weekly XP: Clear new quests within the first 48 hours of each refresh; late-season catch-up is tighter on a four-week calendar.

• Scrim the endgame: Practice 80-player circles; they close faster and punish late rotations more than the standard island.

What’s next for Fortnite x The Simpsons

With three more weekly drops on the calendar, look for additional cosmetics, at least one new gadget, and incremental POI updates to keep Springfield Island fresh through November 29. If anything shifts—timings, loot pools, or event windows—it will be reflected in-game and on the season tabs. For now, queues have eased, the Battle Pass is live, and the Fortnite Simpsons season is officially underway. Drop in, explore Springfield, and start banking those weekly rewards before the window closes.