Fortnite blocks creators from selling prize wheel spins

January 16, 2026 Jay Peters

A prize wheel in Steal The Brainrot.

Epic Games is making a big change to the rules for Fortnite creators just days after allowing them to publish experiences with in-game transactions. Beginning January 20th, experiences - which Epic Games calls "islands" - will not be able to offer in-island transactions as "a 'spin' or 'increased luck' for a prize wheel," according to an Epic staffer on Reddit.

Epic is adding the rule after Steal The Brainrot, one of the biggest non-Epic games available to play in Fortnite, implemented a prize wheel that let players pay V-Bucks (Fortnite's in-game currency) for spins and luck to acquire in-game items. Steal The Brainrot also added lootboxes …

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