Disney Unlocking ‘The Simpsons’ for Fortnite Games Builders

D’oh! Homer, Marge, Bart and the remainder of “The Simpsons” forged of characters are set to run riot in a slew of latest battles throughout Epic Games’ Fortnite beneath a brand new pact.

Disney and Epic Games introduced that “The Simpsons” is becoming a member of Fortnite’s IP Partner Program, giving third-party builders the instruments to create “fully authentic” video games utilizing the animated franchise’s characters and settings for the primary time.

The firms introduced the brand new partnership for “The Simpsons” Wednesday at Epic’s Unreal Fest Chicago 2026 builders convention. The Simpsons game-development instruments for Fortnite shall be out there later this 12 months; the businesses declined to share particulars on revenue-sharing packages for collaborating builders.

“I can’t wait to see what the Fortnite superfans and ‘The Simpsons’ superfans come up with!” stated Matt Selman, govt producer and showrunner of “The Simpsons.”

It’s the most recent initiative to return out of Disney’s $1.5 billion funding in Epic, introduced in February 2024. And “The Simpsons” have dropped into the Fortnite universe earlier than: Disney and Epic in November 2025 launched a month-long battle royale season with “The Simpsons” that includes the 80-player Springfield Island within the on-line sport. According to Disney, the Simpsons battle royale season reached 80 million distinctive gamers with a cumulative 750 million hours performed.

Meanwhile, Disney and Epic have additionally introduced Star Wars mental property to Fortnite builders, with an official toolkit for them to publish their very own customized Star Wars experiences. Nearly 8 million gamers engaged with the third-party Star Wars video games in Fortnite throughout the first 72 hours. Within per week of launch, FOAD’s “Droid Tycoon” turned the second most-played sport in Fortnite through the BB-8 Event, which ran May 9-10, 2026.

Sean Shoptaw, govt VP of Disney Games and Digital Entertainment, stated the Mouse House partnered with Epic “to build a Disney social entertainment universe, and a big part of our vision is building an environment where creators can work with our incredible IP and Epic’s world class suite of developer tools to create great content.”

The Star Wars builders package “was a validating first step, now after the very successful Simpsons takeover of Fortnite, we’re bringing these iconic characters to UEFN,” Shoptaw continued, referring to the Unreal Editor for Fortnite inventive instrument. “We’re excited to continue this journey with Epic and their great creator community and look forward to sharing more about this ambitious universe in the months ahead.”

“Together with Disney, we’ve seen what happens when beloved franchises are put in the hands of Fortnite creators,” stated Adam Sussman, president of Epic Games. “Players respond when their favorite characters and stories are handled with care. Creators will be able to use ‘The Simpsons’ toolkit, built with 20 Century Studios and Gracie Films, to make games that deeply engage fans.”

Ray Gresko, senior VP and head of product and improvement at Disney Digital Entertainment, stated: “‘The Simpsons’ has been making people laugh for over 35 years — parents grew up with it; their kids are discovering it now. That kind of staying power is rare. What we found with the Star Wars IP toolkit is that when you hand developers the assets — the characters, the worlds, the visual language — their passion for the content comes through in the surprising, creative, and engaging experiences they make. We wanted to see what that looks like with Springfield and we can’t wait to see what creators do with it.”

Other collabs between Disney and Epic have included the Star Wars-themed “Galactic Battle,” billed as the sport’s “most expansive experience” set throughout the Star Wars universe, and the Disneyland Game Rush digital set up, a Fortnite Creative island.