Fortnite Battle Royale, developed by Epic Games and released in 2017, became a global hit as a free-to-play mode where up to one hundred players drop onto an island and fight to be the last one standing. Its lobby music, drop sequence and victory cues became instantly recognisable to a generation of players, and short clips from the game spread quickly through gameplay videos, streams and soundboards. Years later, the sound still works because Fortnite remains a cultural shorthand for competitive, chaotic multiplayer fun, even for viewers who no longer play every day.