In summary
- Epic Games has opened an iOS app store in the EU, allowing eligible users to download Epic Games' games again, including Fortnite.
- The company also offers its games on other unofficial app marketplaces in the EU, such as AltStore PAL.
- Apple removed Epic Games from the App Store after the company intentionally violated its guidelines and refused to reverse its policies in 2020.
In 2020, Epic Games implemented its own billing system on Fortnite for iOS, violating Apple’s App Store guidelines. The company repeatedly refused to comply, prompting Apple to remove Fortnite from the App Store and ban Epic Games’ developer account. Now that the DMA has forced Apple to allow third-party app marketplaces in the EU, Fortnite has returned to iOS via the recently launched Epic Games Store.
Epic Games has announced that its app marketplace is now available to iPhone users living in the EU. This means that eligible users can finally Playing FortniteFall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe are native on iOS, without relying on mirroring or cloud gaming services.
In addition to Epic Games’ own titles, the new digital storefront will be available to other developers interested in hosting their apps on the company’s platform. Additionally, Epic Games will make the aforementioned games available on other third-party app stores in the EU, such as AltStore PAL.
To encourage users to play it mobile gamesEpic Games is offering a number of limited-time challenges and rewards. Interested players have until November 2nd to claim these exclusive additions.
However, the company warns that the installation process may not go smoothly, as Apple displays multiple warnings when users attempt to install third-party app stores. Epic Games also stresses that it “continues to fight in court and work with regulators around the world to eliminate the anti-competitive conditions.”