Epic Games introduced this week that it’s launching the Fortnite Information API, which makes a number of knowledge factors about Fortnite islands public for creators to entry. This knowledge contains engagement and retention metrics, permitting different creators to raised perceive what makes sure sorts of video games profitable with gamers. Based on Epic, it plans to disclose extra concerning the knowledge’s makes use of on the upcoming Unreal Fest in Orlando.
The Fortnite Information API contains numerous knowledge factors on every island, together with:
- Whole minutes performed by all gamers
- Common whole minutes per distinctive participant
- Variety of sport periods performed
- Variety of instances gamers favorited the island
- Variety of instances gamers really useful the island (beforehand “Likes”)
- Peak concurrent participant rely
- Variety of distinct gamers
- Day-over-day retention
- Week-over-week retention
Every of those knowledge factors is obtainable for third-party evaluation and insights, for a interval of as much as seven days. It’s publicly accessible and doesn’t require authentication to entry.
Based on Epic’s FAQ, this new change solely applies to islands made by Epic itself, together with Fortnite Battle Royale, at the least presently. On June 9, it plans to develop to incorporate all creator-made islands, and the identical FAQ additionally notes that there’s no manner for creators to decide out of the sharing of this info: “Information transparency applies equally to all islands printed within the Fortnite ecosystem, which is why we’re sharing knowledge from Epic-made islands as properly.”
