Fortnite Sets Sail With One Piece in Treasure Hunters Mini-Season

Fortnite has gone pirate for November. The game's annual mini-season, Treasure Hunters, is now live and runs for five weeks. It swaps the standard Battle Royale island for Crossbones Isle, a smaller map built around One Piece. The island caps at 80 players instead of the usual 100, matching the trim Epic made for last year's Springfield map, but it has far more water than the Chapter 7 island and is dotted with One Piece locations such as Arlong Park and Windmill Village.

This is not a full collab battle pass like the Simpsons and Star Wars seasons from 2025. The pass includes One Piece's Nico Robin and Portgas D. Ace, anime-styled versions of Jonesy and Syd, a rare redo of Charlotte from Chapter 2 Season 8, and Captain X, who unlocks on November 21 through weekly quests. The rest of the One Piece cosmetics are in the item shop and arrive in stages. Luffy, Nami and Usopp were available at launch, Zoro, Sanji and Chopper (as a sidekick) arrive November 7, and Buggy the Star Clown lands November 13.

The music collabs are the other major piece. A$AP Rocky goes on sale November 5, Lil Uzi Vert on November 12, and Kasane Teto and a pirate-themed Hatsune Miku on November 14. A$AP Rocky already has a battleship point of interest on the new map, and Epic says the other artists will get their own locations as the season goes on. The next music pass was originally due to start November 1, but Epic delayed it by three months only days before launch. Fortnite Crew subscribers, who have felt they were getting less value this year, pushed back hard, and Epic reversed course and set the pass to begin November 12.

Treasure Hunters also leans into free rewards. Opening chests in Battle Royale can yield free items, including an A$AP Rocky skin, a Mercedes SUV and a jam track. The standout find is the Pirate Shop token, which unlocks the entire item shop for 14 days at no cost. New weapons and loot include the Gum-Gum Fruit, the Flame-Flame Fruit, Zoro's Three Sword Style, Usopp's Slingshot, A$AP Rocky's Shock Rocket, the Gilded Dragoon Shotgun, the Bundlebuss Repeater Rifle, and Nami's healing items.

The timing is hard to miss. GTA VI launches in late November, and Epic is clearly trying to give players a reason to stay in Fortnite until then. Chapter 7 wraps up with a major live event on December 5. Epic has not said what it will include yet.