Fortnite is finally back in the U.S. iOS App Store after five long Fortnite-less years. Apple approved the return of Epic Games' popular battle royale on Tuesday, enabling U.S. iPhone users to join the battlefield for the first time since 2020.

The app was removed from the store as part of a longstanding legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games over subscription fees.

On top of all the problems, Fortnite is not available to all iOS users who use the search function in the App Store. For some reason, the game can be downloaded through the direct link, yet it doesn’t appear after users search for it. However, this is likely a temporary issue that will soon be fixed by Apple.

The legal drama might continue in one way or another, but Fortnite is out now on iOS after nearly five years away.

Fortnite maker Epic Games has announced that Apple has blocked the game’s return to iOS. Following the rejection, Fortnite is no longer available on iPhones and iPads even in the European Union, where it had previously been available to download through the Epic Games Store.

Fortnite says it’s now unavailable on Apple’s iOS globally because the tech giant blocked a bid to release the popular video game for iPhone users in the U.S. and Europe.

Fortnite has made its grand return to iOS devices like iPhone and iPad after being delisted from the App Store for many years.

Fortnite 's available on iOS in the US again, with Epic and Apple's legal tussle over it seemingly having concluded, at least for now. Epic Games has at least managed to get one of the outcomes it wanted out of all the hoohah, and its CEO has reponded as only he could - by letting all know we're his "fam".