Epic Video games introduced this week that it’s launching the Fortnite Knowledge 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 higher perceive what makes sure sorts of video games profitable with gamers. In keeping with Epic, it plans to disclose extra in regards to the knowledge’s makes use of on the upcoming Unreal Fest in Orlando.
The Fortnite Knowledge API contains varied knowledge factors on every island, together with:
- Complete minutes performed by all gamers
- Common complete minutes per distinctive participant
- Variety of recreation classes performed
- Variety of instances gamers favorited the island
- Variety of instances gamers beneficial 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.
In keeping with Epic’s FAQ, this new change solely applies to islands made by Epic itself, together with Fortnite Battle Royale, not less than at the moment. On June 9, it plans to develop to incorporate all creator-made islands, and the identical FAQ additionally notes that there’s no method for creators to decide out of the sharing of this info: “Knowledge transparency applies equally to all islands revealed within the Fortnite ecosystem, which is why we’re sharing knowledge from Epic-made islands as nicely.”
