How to Set Up and Use Replays in Fortnite

Turn on Record Replays in Fortnite's Game settings before playing. After the match, open Career, choose Career on the left, then select Replays at the bottom right. Pick a match and press Play. From there, you can pause a fight, change viewpoints, and record a video clip with your platform's capture tools.

1. Enable recording for the mode you want to review

From the lobby, open Settings, select the Game tab, and look for the Replays section. Switch on Record Replays and apply the change. If you want to capture matches on Creative islands, enable Record Creative Mode Replays as well. Check the options before queuing because the replay system needs to be recording during the match.

Replay availability depends on the platform and mode. If you cannot find the setting, check on the device you actually play on. A recording created on one device may not be available on another. To verify your setup, finish one match and look for it in Career before relying on the feature for a longer session. That quick test can save you from discovering after a strong match that you had the wrong recording option enabled.

2. Open a saved match from Career

1. Return to the lobby and select Career in the top navigation.
2. Select Career again in the left menu if the page opens on another section.
3. Select Replays in the lower-right corner.
4. Choose the recording you want and press Play.

If you played several similar matches, use the order of the list and any displayed match information to pick the correct one. Once the replay loads, pause and scrub forward to the start of the encounter. Jump back a little further than you think you need. The position you chose before the first shot often explains more than the elimination itself.

3. Review a fight from two angles

Start with a camera that follows your character. Watch how you entered the fight and pause when you first took damage. Check what cover you could reach and whether your crosshair was ready for the angle the opponent used. Replay the lead-up at a slower speed if you need to separate several movements that happened close together.

Then change to the opponent's point of view if that player is available in the recording. You can also use a drone camera for a wider view of nearby terrain and cover. Try pausing at the same moment from both perspectives. If the opponent could see you for several seconds before you spotted them, look for an earlier decision you could change next time, such as moving along cover instead of crossing an exposed gap.

Replays only capture what the recording has available. If a distant player or an event elsewhere on the island does not appear, work with the viewpoints the replay offers. You can still learn from your own route and the nearby fight.

4. Keep the replay or make a video clip

Use the replay list's rename and save option when you want to find a match again. Give it a name that describes the part you want to review, such as the final rotation or the fight off spawn. If you want footage that can be watched outside Fortnite, open the replay, set up the camera, and use a screen recorder or console capture tool while it plays. A Fortnite replay file is meant for the game's replay viewer.

Capture any clip you want to keep before a game update. Older replays can stop opening after updates, even if you gave them a name. For a cleaner clip, set your camera and hide unwanted replay controls before recording. Give yourself a few seconds of footage on either side of the moment so you can trim the video later.

5. Troubleshoot an empty list or a replay that will not open

If a new match is missing, confirm the relevant recording setting is enabled and finish another match on the same device. If a Creative session is missing but Battle Royale matches appear, check the separate Creative recording option. If a saved replay appears in the list but fails to play after an update, test a fresh recording. When the new file works, the older file may be incompatible with the current build.