The FTC has reopened claims for Fortnite settlement refunds: here’s how you can submit one

The refund itself whitethorn not get until adjacent twelvemonth for caller applicants.

Eligible Fortnite players who felt bamboozled into making unwanted purchases person been fixed a 2nd accidental to petition a refund. The Federal Trade Commission has reopened applications to person refunds from the $245 cardinal colony that Epic Games reached with the bureau until July 9th, aft antecedently closing requests successful February.

The statement was announced successful 2022 arsenic portion of a broader $520 cardinal FTC settlement implicit privateness violations and alleged usage of plan tricks that duped players into accidentally buying in-game items. The first question of 629,344 refunds was issued successful December 2024, with the FTC present announcing that it sent retired 969,173 caller payments connected Wednesday and Thursday, bringing the full magnitude of refunds to astir $200 million.

You tin use to person a refund by visiting www.ftc.gov/fortnite. Specific details astir eligibility are besides disposable connected the site, but the FTC says you tin taxable a assertion if:

You were charged in-game currency for items you didn’t privation betwixt January 2017 and September 2022.

Your kid made charges to your recognition paper without your cognition betwixt January 2017 and November 2018.

Your relationship was locked betwixt January 2017 and September 2022 aft you complained to your recognition paper institution astir wrongful charges.

Applications are constricted to Fortnite players successful the US who are aged 18 oregon over, otherwise, the FTC says a genitor indispensable use connected your behalf. The FTC says it expects further payments to beryllium sent retired successful 2026 “after we person reviewed and validated each claims.”