Fortnite devs talk about the excessive crunch they're under

Fortnite may not be as big as it once was, but it's still absolutely huge. Millions upon millions of people play the game every single day, and that means there's lots of work to be done. Factor in patches, new content, and on-the-fly changes, and you can see how the team behind the game is likely working their butt off.

In a Polygon feature, we get to hear from a few anonymous employees about the work environment at Epic. Not surprisingly, people are being pushed to their limits.

“I work an average 70 hours a week. There’s probably at least 50 or even 100 other people at Epic working those hours. I know people who pull 100-hour weeks. The company gives us unlimited time off, but it’s almost impossible to take the time. If I take time off, the workload falls on other people, and no one wants to be that guy. The biggest problem is that we’re patching all the time. The executives are focused on keeping Fortnite popular for as long as possible, especially with all the new competition that’s coming in.”

Epic has responded to those claims, and their response does indicate that many are working tirelessly on Fortnite.

“People are working very hard on Fortnite and other Epic efforts. Extreme situations such as 100-hour work weeks are incredibly rare, and in those instances, we seek to immediately remedy them to avoid recurrence.”