Epic Games is suing two UEFN creators after detecting over 20,000 bots rigging engagement to rake in cash in Fortnite.
Epic doesn’t mess around. This is the studio that sued Apple, developers, cheaters, and won or settled most lawsuits. Over time, Epic has relentlessly protected Fortnite’s rules, especially its Creator Island program payouts. If you try to bend those rules, they will come for you.
And now, they have. Two UEFN (Unreal Editor for Fortnite) developers stand accused of exploiting the engagement payout system using bot armies.
Epic Games files lawsuit over massive bot scheme
On X, the official @FNCreate account dropped the bombshell:
“We are taking legal action against two UEFN developers who used bots to inflate their player counts. We also took down their islands and they are banned from Fortnite. Manipulating player engagement breaks our rules and will not be tolerated.”
This isn’t a casual warning: their islands are gone, and their accounts are banned. The lawsuit, filed in Michigan, names Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser.
According to Epic’s complaint, the pair allegedly used more than 20,000 fake accounts between December 2024 and February 2025 to boost their map engagement. Some of their islands were reportedly made up of over 90% bots.
The company says the duo pocketed “tens of thousands of dollars” through fake engagement before being caught.
Epic accuses them of breach of contract, copyright infringement, and fraud in the inducement and wants them permanently blocked from Fortnite servers.
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