Over the weekend, Epic added skins to Fortnite based mostly on the hit indie co-op climbing game Peak. If you wish to use certainly one of these skins within the fashionable battle royale, you’ll must pay greater than twice what it prices to purchase an precise copy of Peak on Steam. Ouch.
On March 21, Epic partnered up with Peak developer Aggro Crab so as to add a collection of Peak-themed beauty objects to Fortnite’s in-game store. The primary focus is a customizable scout skin based mostly on the playable and lovely characters from Peak. To purchase the essential Peak Scout pores and skin in Fortnite, which comes with a couple of customizable choices and a backpack, you’ll need to plop down 2,000 V-Bucks. 2,400 V-Bucks costs you $23 so let’s say 2,000 is within the neighborhood of $20. In the meantime, a single copy of Peak will set you again $8.
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Peak outfits have climbed into Fortnite! pic.twitter.com/p14vlGiJtZ
— Fortnite (@Fortnite) March 22, 2026
As pointed out by Twitter user cuzl2 (and lots of others on-line), if we do some primary math, which means this one Peak-themed pores and skin and backpack prices greater than twice the conventional value of the indie recreation they got here from.
However wait, it will get worse. Peak right now is on sale as part of Steam’s big Spring Sale event. So proper now, Peak only costs $5. Which means you could possibly purchase 4 copies of the web co-op climbing recreation on Steam for the value of a single pores and skin in Fortnite. That doesn’t appear proper! But right here we’re. I simply hope the devs at Aggro Crab get a good minimize of the gross sales.
As identified by cuzl2 within the viral put up I linked above, before Epic’s recent increase to the cost of V-Bucks, the Peak pores and skin would have value round $18. For these preserving monitor at house, that’s nonetheless greater than Peak by fairly a bit. However you have to perceive, Epic has payments to pay and desires the additional money, okay? Have some sympathy for the corporate behind one of the vital extensively used online game engines on the planet and the creator of one of the vital profitable live-service video games of the final decade.
