What is Create Time and how does it work in Fortnite?

Parents and guardians can manage how much time their child spends in Fortnite with Time Limit Controls. With Time Limit Controls, parents can set one total time limit, or set separate limits for playing and for creating.

Play Time covers playing Fortnite experiences. Create Time covers creating in Fortnite Creative, creating in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) (Opens in a new tab), and playtesting unpublished UEFN islands.

What happens when Play Time runs out

If your child runs out of Play Time but has Create Time left, they will be able to access Fortnite Creative in Fortnite, but won’t be able to play, browse, or access the shop or locker. Search works only for direct link codes to playtests you are authorized to access.

If you run out of both Play Time and Create Time, you can’t use Fortnite or UEFN until your time is scheduled to resume, unless a parent or guardian grants more time.

Asking for more time

If your parent or guardian allows requests for more time, you can ask from inside Fortnite:

  1. Open the sidebar.

  2. Select the menu button (the three lines).

  3. Select Time Limits.

  4. Select Ask for More Time.

Your parent or guardian receives an email where they can grant more time.

You see a notification when you have 30, 15, 5, and 2 minutes left. If Play Time and Create Time are limited separately, you receive separate notifications for each.
Ask for More Time only appears when you have less than 30 minutes left. If you don’t see it, you still have more than 30 minutes, or your parent or guardian hasn’t allowed requests for more time.