Fortnite: Galactic Battle is an entire season dedicated to Star Wars, and players will even have the opportunity to pilot a Star Destroyer and attack the map from above.
Star Wars has officially taken over Fortnite, with a Battle Pass packed with iconic characters and a map full of recognizable POIs and NPCs from a galaxy far, far away.
Over the course of the next season, Epic are bringing a host of updates that introduce new features inspired by George Lucas’ sci-fi universe. This includes the ability to hop into the cockpit of a Star Destroyer and rain down fire from the skies.
Here’s how it works and when it arrives.
How to pilot a Star Destroyer
Once the update is live, a portal will spawn at a random location in every match that takes you to the Star Destroyer. There’s no way to predict where it will appear, but it will be marked clearly on the in-game map, just like it did during the Godzilla event.
After the portal shows itself, it’s a race of who can jump through it first, as only one player will be able to pilot the ship per match.
If you’re lucky enough to get there first, you’ll be taken to the Star Destroyer’s control room, where you’ll be able to fly it around the map and use its “turbolaser” to deal huge damage. There might be other maneuvers while on board, but these are yet to be revealed.
Based on previous events like this, players left on the map will likely be able to defend themselves by attacking the ship. Once its health bar has been depleted, the pilot will return to the ground and continue the match as normal.
When are Star Destroyers coming to Fortnite?
This feature goes live in Fortnite on Thursday, May 29, 2025, as part of the Star Destroyer Bombardment update. So, at the time of writing, it’s not possible to take control of the ship, but you won’t have to wait too long.
It will be available until June 7, when The Final Showdown: Death Star Sabotage live event brings the Star Wars season to a close.
For more on Fortnite, be sure to check out when the next update arrives, as well as all of the weapons in the Star Wars season.
