Searching for Humanity in Fortnite’s Battle Royale

Can you win Fortnite’s Battle Royale as a pacifist? Can you make friends with opponents during a death match? Come with me on a journey as I try to break Fortnite by acting like a Care Bear on a battlefield.

GAMES MENTIONED
Book of Travels (Early Access)
Palia
Codename: Islands
Communite
Loftia
Meadow
Sky: Children of the Light

REFERENCES
• John Green plays Fortnite as a pacifist
The Real Lord of the Flies article by Rutger Bergman
The Castaways documentary film from 1966
Humankind by Rutger Bregman
Fortnite Players Roleplaying As Taxi Drivers
Crash Course Literature – Lord of the Flies

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