Pixel Painters – 3827-4487-5182
A marvelous translation of your classic “guess the drawing” game in Fortnite. One player dips their character into any color of paint and then draws out their prompt while other players take a stab at guessing it first.

Dojo Domination – Oni Update – 6691-1303-6550
A small update of one of my favorite domination maps. It’s still the same lush, densely detailed map, now with storm monsters that spawn randomly.

Alien vs Survivors – 5165-6231-8127
Boring title aside, this is a solid recreation of Alien’s iconic Nostromo, with dimly lit maintenance hallways, unsettling common areas, and more than a few vents to sneak through. One player hunts for survivors, who are busy running around the ship trying to find keycards, repair computers, and generally GTFO.

Operation Detonation – 6463-1661-7591
A tight and busy search and destroy map set in an apocalyptic city besieged by cube monsters. The layout of the map is fun, but it’s the presence of cube monsters roaming the map that keeps this from feeling like a normal deathmatch.

The Last Maze (Escape Game) – 7807-0098-3064
A new escape map inspired by the old Maze Runner book series, which spawned its own minor film trilogy. I never got past the first adventure, but for the time (before survival games became a Netflix genre) it was a pretty engaging setting. This map is a nicely detailed adventure that’s a little mysterious and a little daunting. Perfect for a quick escape room experience.

White Stone Island Gun Game – 6450-2600-8048
If you’ve ever seen one of those Instagram influencers hanging out in the whitewashed stone hills of Greece and thought “damn, that’d make a great deathmatch map,” this code is for you.

Breakout: Frostbite – 7631-7620-6392
A great zombie wave survival map in the vein of Call of Duty’s popular mode. The frigid military installation gives way to a steamy lab and other neat locations, with lots of little secrets and items to discover.

Michael Myers Returns – 1667-9763-2090
An excellent Dead by Daylight-style map pitting one player as infamous slasher Michael Myers against several survivors fleeing for their lives. All the classic Halloween locales are there, including Haddonfield’s suburbs, a four-story hospital, a gas station, and more. Survivors also have extra tools like landmines and boomboxes to bamboozle the killer. I particularly love the homages to iconic Halloween kills, like a Fortnite character stabbed up in the air against a wall.

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Zone Wars) – 6359-5458-5318
We’ve featured this one before, but a new update makes this famous real-world Spanish cathedral even better. This zone wars map lets you roam from one end of the massive churchyard to the other, with an incredible amount of attention paid to recreating minor but important details of a historical and architectural marvel.

Seashore Resort Gun Game – 1322-5678-1260
A beautiful island resort with private rooms, gorgeous pools, and a mountainside welcome center. The perfect place for murder. Normally I’m not enthused by flat maps, but there’s enough of a unique look here, married with the danger of falling into the water, all of which combines for a solid map.

Cyber Stadium – 6199-8972-3700
Imagine a roller derby track, but bathed in neon lights and overlooked by giant metal dinosaur/bird things. Teams race around in an oval hoping to eliminate enemies and capture the flag for their team.

Bendy and the Ink Machine Ch. 1 – 2269-7737-3528
A pretty close adaptation of the cult hit horror game’s opening chapter. Explore the innards of an abandoned animation studio that’s been warped by something unexplainably evil…and a little sticky.

Battle at Sea – 4909-1539-1504
I hesitate to call this “just” an artistic build. Reddit user FiveWalnut8586 created this truly epic battle in the clouds between a classical pirate ship and a towering dragon. I love how the dragon’s body wraps around the clouds and nearby mountains, and the bits of lightning and floating lights help sell the idea that this mythical beast is summoning a storm in its terrible wake. An absolute masterpiece.

Forest Murder Mystery – 8864-2994-8489
A while back, Fortnite took the popular Among Us murder mystery format (good guys finish tasks while trying to figure out the killer, killer tries to kill without getting caught), and this map transplants it to a remote forest cabin with multiple floors, cozy interiors, creepy exteriors, and even a dance floor.

Loki’s The TVA Headquarts Hide-and-Seek – 7578-6801-8619
Marvel’s Loki show has proven to be a pretty decent time, what with all the Doctor Who-style dimension-hopping and likable characters. This hide-and-seek map works as a recreation of the Time Variance Authority’s trippy headquarters, brutalist architecture and all. It especially works as a hide-and-seek map since the TVA is all about bureaucratic conformity and oppressive office design.

Halo: Last Resort CTF – 1002-3164-7517
An all-timer Halo 3 map recreated in Fortnite. Battle to capture the enemy flag just like you remember. The iconic wheel rests in the middle of the map, though it doesn’t revolve, the beachside fortress, and plenty of flanking routes and launch pads.

“Underwater” TDM – 3208-3291-1537
OK, it’s not “underwater,” but you’ll definitely be shooting fish in a barrel on this 15v15 deathmatch map full of coral, a pirate ship, and a giant fish skull. I love how the circular shape of the map keeps things tactically interesting. Do you swim for the other side to get up close, or will you be sleeping with the fishes?

Call of Duty’s Shoot House – 1794-5642-2805
Continuing the long tradition of COD maps getting remade in Fortnite, this Shoot House map is masterfully done. Everything feels properly scaled, all the usual lanes and cover is where you’d expect, and the loadout selection system is wonderfully generous. Even better, it’s a Search and Destroy variant, so get planting those bombs if you want to win.

Skeleton Shores Mini Royale – 7448-9517-9989
A lot of custom battle royale maps end up feeling flat as a result of Fortnite’s editing tools, but this map wisely gets around those restrictions by using floating islands, giant skulls, and other constructions that help keep things feeling fresh.

Color Splash – 3060-5550-3213
A riff on Splatoon, each team competes to cover more of the map with their side’s color, all while exchanging gunfire. Randomized loadouts and the color mechanic keep things interesting, and encourage players to move about.

Chaotic Circuit – 4493-2917-7848
A tight and winding race track filled with bounce pads and other obstacles to absolutely annoy the heck out of your opponents. I especially love the shortcut that spawns a curved piece of track made of orange light that A) helps you take the next turn and B) blocks other racers.

Fortnite Basketball – 3613-5135-9180
To my knowledge, the first basketball experience built in Fortnite. Teams of four compete to grab the ball (in this case, an orange fish) and then throw it into the appropriate basket. You know…basketball. But what I appreciate about this is it’s very pick-up-and-play, and designed well around Fortnite’s control scheme.

National Forest Zone War – 3926-0489-7280
The always solid zone war format, all in a lush, widespread pine forest. I love how the shifting of the playable zone forces you to wade through a lake, rocky cliffs, and under a huge train bridge.

Cornfield Wars – 3926-0489-7280
I love how stealthy Fortnite’s cornfields let you be. There’s nothing like sneaking up behind someone like a Stephen King reject. This claustrophobic map forces you to get inventive (and a little lucky) to find opponents and loot chests in a cornfield.

Alliance Pro Fishing Island – 8300-5593-7822
Chill out with friends on this pleasant fishing getaway. Hook bigger and better fish as you go to unlock boats, items, and even a fight ring.

Star Wars’ Jedha – 4619-1110-7182
Rest in pieces, Jedha. The sandy city from Rogue One played host to a cruel occupation by the Empire before being blown to bits by a fresh-faced Death Star. This gun game map is plenty beautiful, with an AT-ST walker, combat tanks, and one huge Star Destroyer.

Biosphere (death match) – 2366-1066-2738
A simple but pretty post-apocalyptic arena for good old fashioned death match shooting with four classes to choose from. This dome is designed to look like humanity’s last refuge from a global annihilation, with lots of metal structures overlaid with lush greenery.

Drivers vs. Snipers – 0522-0531-7425
Now that Fortnite Creative has cars, it’s time to marry them with one of the game’s best modes. One side drives cars up ramps and bounce pads while the other tries to pick them off from afar. Simple, clean fun.

Demolition Derby – 6585-2275-1515
With Fortnite Creative getting access to some new cars, and off-road racing wheels getting added in, the potential for car destruction is limitless. This map throws you and friends into a circular arena of doom, with several trucks and cars to slam, explode, and fly through the air. Explosive barrels and bouncing tires help add a ridiculous flair to the destruction.

Parking Simulator – 1982-2979-6294
Why race cars when you could try the ultimate challenge: Parallel parking. Drive through 12 challenges without touching any walls and opening gates to hit the perfect parking spot. Can’t be any worse than my actual driver’s license exam.

The Curse of Jonesy – 8530-7928-4892
This challenge map opens up on a stunningly huge lake, punctuated by a massive bridge that portals you to every challenge. You’re tasked with completing four trials to escape this alternate dimension, which I guess Jonesy himself went through at one point.

Ali-A’s World – 6799-0061-6728
The inimitable Ali-A, who got his own Fortnite Icons Series skin not too long ago, now has his own world in Creative mode. The code above will take you to a hub with matchmaking portals for multiple kinds of Creative mode maps, including a gun game, a deathrun, and much more.

Defend the King – 7860-3454-9163
A really solid tower defense team match set on a lava-ridden mountain of dragon skeletons. Metal! Speaking of metal, there’s a ton of item and crafting resources available, encouraging each team’s king to stay involved in the action and invest in upgrades for their team.

Season 6 Spire – KOTH – 0674-3630-6649
The centerpiece of season 6 is the towering Spire, an architectural feat from god-knows-what dimension. The surrounding town also provides for some solid looting. This KOTH map challenges you to take the top of the spire with any loot you can snatch, and given that it’s a recreation of an actual Fortnite POI, the map layout is well-designed from the get go.

The Hungry Traveler – Infection – 6297-6676-9204
Hop aboard a shockingly huge airplane with numerous layers. One player, the Hungry, races to infect other players, who then in turn swarm any remaining survivors. Survivors must run out the clock while Hungry must eliminate all players. I really dig just how multi-layered this plane is, with countless corners to hide in or flee through.

Squatingdog’s Proxyball – 8640-6691-2975
The perfect blend of high-flying launchpads and geometry-based murder. Two teams grab a bunch of proximity grenade launchers and try to blast each other using all the crazy angles and holographic walls of this inventive arena.

Fox Clan Zone Wars – 6130-6579-9491
A fun zone wars map with lots of verticality, a few good hiding spots, and a clean look that apes the ancient Asia aesthetic of the Fox Clan in the Fortnite universe.

Endless Reality – 8203-5239-7828
This adventure calls itself “possibly the longest” map in Fortnite, and I don’t know about that, but it’s a really well-designed trek through spooky towers, lush beaches, and more. If you dig environmental puzzles, this one will tickle those tastebuds.

Mall Mania Update – 1896-0780-3687
A fan favorite point capture map, set in a bright and shiny mall. Remember those? You used to be able to play Time Crisis while waiting for your prom suit to get fitted. Teams can select one of several classes and duke it out, weaving through clothing stores and food courts to get the edge.

Shanghai Nights Deathmatch – 6436-9253-5847
I love this deathmatch map for its simple, multi-layered layout. It really helps sell the feeling you’re slinking through a dense neon city, snatching kills from unseen corners and duking it out for vertical dominance.

Astroworld: Gun Game – 6245-6940-8753
Astroworld: One Shot – 7780-7625-3160
Travis Scott’s Astroworld performance in Fortnite took the world by storm, what with the whole kaiju-sized hip-hop artist and such, and now you can duel it out on the giant carnival planet that featured during the show. Low gravity makes getting around the caffeine nightmare a breeze.

Minas Morgul hub – 1987-8912-9095
Okay, it’s just a hub, but what a hub. Creator Kiiwiit3 has been recreating iconic Lord of the Rings locations in Fortnite for a while now, and it’s always a treat to see what they can pull off. This piece of art beautifully recreates the putrid green light, the jagged jutting walls, and even a few smart nods to other LOTR characters like Shelob.

Nvidia Laptop Snipers vs. Runners – 9346-0375-1086
It’s the classic snipers vs. runners format, but in a map built to look like Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30 Series laptop. Graphics so real, you’ll practically feel the sniper bullet piercing your banana/llama avatar.

Bounty: Open World FFA – 4313-6966-0814
Using Fortnite season 5’s new bounty mechanic, you’ll hunt down other players while trying to avoid your own hunter. It’s all set in a destroyed desert-ridden city, and the fog effects really help keep the hunt feeling tense when you can possibly lose your pursuer in the haze…or hide yourself before the kill.

Rust (Call of Duty) Shotgun & Sniper FFA – 9204-8679-6270
Remaking COD maps in Fortnite is a popular thing to do, but I struggle to think of a map that more accurately recreates the exact, punishing layout of its source material than this. All the right corners and lanes you remember are there, and players brave enough to climb that vent are rewarded with a mythic sniper rifle.

Halt the Dragon’s Annihilation – 8758-3960-4621
If you love giant Zelda-esque adventures, this is easily one of the most impressive maps I’ve ever seen. Your home is destroyed by a giant dragon, which also threatens to destroy a kingdom of dwarves. You’ll help them fulfill tasks to get all the tools to defeat the Dragon, which constantly looms over town.

Nostromo – 2332-8471-0823 (Exterior) 9345-9243-4697 (Interior)
YouTuber Mustard Plays is celebrating the release of the xenomorph skin with an in-game recreation of the Nostromo, the ship that heroine Ripley finds herself struggling for survival on in the original film. Mustard built both a great exterior you can float around and ogle, as well as a dimly lit interior that lets you visit all the outer space workplace locations you remember, like the Nostromo lunch room or the “MOTHER” control room.

Rivendell Deathmatch – 9573-2939-5408
The Lord of the Rings films introduced us to some of the most beautiful fantasy locales in history, and chief among them is the elven city of Rivendell. This gorgeous map recreates the cliffside oasis, complete with white archways, luxurious gathering rooms, and probably some lembas bread.

Fortcraft Gun Game – 3423-7109-4953
A Fortnite and Minecraft crossover is pretty popular territory for Creative Mode users, and this gun game map keeps it simple, yet appealing with that classic voxel aesthetic. The overworld is littered with sheep and Creepers, while portals will send you to the underworld.

The Passage FFA Deathmatch – 9002-3430-3141
How appropriate, what with Fortnite just releasing a skin based on Tron, that we’d get this red vs. blue neon arena. You won’t be riding light cycles, but you will be picking one of six loadouts and duking it out in a fun, multi-layered map with lots of unique little hiding spaces.

Llama Siege: Skyscraper
Another in the line of Rainbow Six Siege riffs, this map does a decent job of getting the basic layout of that game’s Skyscraper map (to my newbie knowledge) and pitting two teams against one another. The attacking team can even transform into tiny camera bots to survey the area before jumping in, and rappel down the side of the building.

Twin Peaks One Shot – 2404-1136-3372
A dense and winding map that’s sure to spark a few awesome sniper fights. A deep ravine lets you circle around enemies while a tall peak lets you survey the land.

LOTR: Esgaroth – 1873-9855-8361
So the Hobbit movies may have been a disappointment, but I’ve got to admit that anything having to do with Smaug was pretty rad. That includes the semi-climactic destruction of Esgaroth, the lake town near the Lonely Mountain. This map recreates the central waterway into a sort-of-point capture map, where you’re tasked with taking out 10 enemy installations while defending your own. If you like giant log buildings roaring with fire and chaos, you can’t go wrong here.

Maka Makes’ Super Bowl Stadium (Codes Below)
Maka is one of Fortnite Creative’s best designers – so much that he’s gotten deals with major companies to create maps for major events like the Super Bowl. This huge, highly detailed, and incredibly imaginative map blends pirate ships with waterfalls to make the classiest football field you’ve ever seen. Even better, there’s five mini-games you can play with friends.

Stadium Scramble: 5926-8650-7282
Coverage contest: 4673-6103-0680
Blitz course: 7004-2968-8491
Rush track: 0027-5143-8725
Shipwreck showdown: 5584-5652-5688

Pancake vs. Waffles – 2503-5483-2948
It’s a good ol’ fashioned wild west family feud. Two teams duke it out in a one-horse town, and locations contain specific guns. So you’ll be racing to gain advantage in firepower and positioning.

Mos Eisley Gun Game – 1337-8980-5503
A fairly basic map, but charming if you’re a Star Wars lover. The mostly flat layout makes each gun game encounter feel a bit more like a wild west shootout than a wild frenzy. Peep the Slave I ship in the sky.

OVERTIME: Firefighter – 9586-7818-6104
You and three friends must don your firefighter hats to, what else, fight fires across four fun locations in a city seemingly besieged by random flames. Basically, you’ll run around throwing Chug bottles at rapidly growing fires, trying to maintain a certain level of control, or rescue someone before they’re consumed. You’ll definitely need friends for this one since it’s basically impossible alone.

Infernal Gun Game (Update) – 4078-4302-7748
An update of an older map, this gun game arena provides plenty of tight turns and hidden corridors that’ll make any combat encounter one to remember. Also, the portals are giant gaping chasms of alien teeth and flesh, and I just love that stuff.

Deadpool Yacht Gun Game – 2677-6600-4527
This map recreates season 2’s Deadpool Yacht in impressive detail. The winding hallways and multiple floors make for a great gun game map, offering up plenty of opportunities for ambushes and tense close-range fire fights. I love the little cat doors you have to crouch through that lead to what I assume is the play room of Kit, Meowscles son.

The Underworld Gun Game – 5719-7469-6732
Gun game is always a popular mode, so it all comes down to maps to make the difference. This dark subterranean arena mixes elements of gothic Doom architecture with wonderful lighting, or a lack thereof.

Titans: Rebirth – 1254-0562-2361
The Titans mode lets about 15 players choose from an impressively varied list of loadouts based on popular Fortnite characters, and then duke it out on a tight map that’s quickly being consumed by the storm. Will you go jetpack and landmines, stealthy rift portals, rocket launchers galore, or one of the other options?

Soccer Tournament – 9012-6909-9710
Hey, Epic owns Rocket League these days, so why not imitate it in Fortnite? This tight map does its best to mimic the layout of your average Rocket League arena, including speed boost pads and launch pads along the walls to keep the ball rolling. Even better, you can cram four teams into a bracket challenge.

Zaneth Part 3 | 7177-3928-2938
The Zaneth series is one of the best fully fledged narrative adventures in Fortnite’s creative mode. Part 3, which I guess is the final part, sees you jaunting through an island full of monsters and ancient evils. You’ll encounter a number of solid puzzles, but for me, the real draw is seeing how Spazy64 uses Fortnite’s tools to tell a coherent story.

Giant Gifts | 3837-4047-8371
A masterfully designed honey-I-shrunk-the-kids home with lots of Christmas flair. With everything being giant-sized, it makes for a great setup for hide-and-seek games, like hiding behind a fireplace or in a choo-choo train under the tree.

360 Snipers vs. Runners | 8211-7200-6960
It’s the classic snipers vs. runners format, where one side must navigate an obstacle course and the other must blast them from afar, with a circular twist. Runners must navigate an evolving circle of colorfully designed walls and ramps, and snipers must contend with constantly having to switch up their angle of attack. It’s the simple changes that often make the biggest impact.

Futuristic City Chaos Gungame | 1305-7325-6391
A solid gungame format mixed with a brightly lit neon city. It’s not quite Night City, but there’s extra-long sightlines and plenty of cars to blow up that’ll make you love dodging flying grenades.

Aether | 9328-9988-6647
A densely interweaving gun game map where your weapon rarity actually decreases with each kill. Capture points pop up every once in a while to encourage players to gather in the same space. I love the way this map blends natural rock and moss formations with dilapidated tech, lending a very pleasing post-post-apocalypse vibe to it all.

Minecraft 1v1 | 2544-4056-6706
Not quite a box fight, but definitely features the most famous boxes in video gaming: Minecraft blocks. You and a competitor will start off in the center of the map, race to grab an assortment of weapons, and then duke it out. You can make a tactical retreat to classic Minecraft areas, like — get this — a mine.

Snowball Oneshot | 9252-5527-1967
The classic oneshot deathmatch formula, but set on an icy lake littered with massive snowballs that do splash damage. Who doesn’t love a little Yuletide sniping?

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH – 2820-0465-2363
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First-Person Gun Swap – 4048-7707-5260
One of the better first-person shooting experiences I’ve found in Fortnite. This dense and tightly wound arena wraps around a vault and provides a few surprising ways to get around your enemies, including hidey holes and vent shafts. The fact that weapons swap every 30 seconds just keeps things fresh.

It’s Another Mini BR! – 1730-6698-2927
Everybody loves a good biome, and this mini battle royale map has several of them, including icy tundras, dry deserts, ghoulish fortresses, and a dense campground forest. It’s a little flat, like a lot of custom maps are forced to be, but I appreciate the diversity on display, and you’ll have some good rounds with friends here. Even better, when I explored the map it felt like loot was plentiful, meaning everyone should have a fair shot at winning.

Phasmophobia – 1621-6784-4798
There’s no shortage of “_______ but Fortnite” creations, and this remake of Phasmophobia’s Tanglewood House definitely nails the original’s spooky multiplayer vibes. A ton of flickering lights, ghostly apparitions, and clues all lead your team to investigate and guess which type of spirit you’re truly dealing with. You know, I once saw a real jerk on Twitter (how unusual) who said you shouldn’t include your Minecraft levels in a job application. That guy is an idiot, and stuff like this is why. It’s a meaningful example of making something cool in a new set of tools and making it into a functioning system that elicits genuine feelings.

Gun game – Crazy Carnevil – 5763-3850-2682
Young me has a lot of fond memories of blasting evil clowns in CarnEvil, and while this Fortnite map isn’t a rail shooter, it gives off plenty of spooky fair vibes. Even better, with low gravity and some well-placed bumpers, you can go skyrocketing to other floating platforms in the distance to gain the advantage. Eat it, Ludwig von Tokkentakker.

The Parable of Jonesy – 3417-6117-5923
We here at PC Gamer love us some Stanley Parable, with its hilariously omniscient narrator and ability to surprise us with reality-bending player choices, like some sort of Muppet caper gone wrong. This map rebuilds the basic concept of the Stanley Parable and puts a fresh Fortnite twist on it, resulting in eight possible endings.

X-Run by X-Labo – 8660-5683-2097
Normally I’d throw a deathrun on our dedicated deathrun code list, but this map from the incredible X-Labo group is so artistically fascinating (and a genuine thrill to play) that it has to go on our overall creative code list. The cyberpunk metropolis aesthetic is perfect for X-Labo’s sense of design, with flying ships perched mid-air, towering skyscrapers surrounding you on all sides, and some genuinely inventive deathrun loops that will certainly frustrate you, but never unfairly. Stick around for the neat credits sequence at the end.

The Pit Zone Wars – 2534-1301-2113
Leave it to a battle royale game to make combat arenas that look like they’re right out of… Battle Royale, or Hunger Games for the YA crowd. This tightly designed circle pit starts every contender at the edge of the circle, with launch pads further in and a tranquil pond at the center. Spy the tower in the center for some opportunities to snipe.

U.A.E. Traitor-Free Space Initiative (AKA Among Us) – 1346-8877-7603
Another installment in Among Us-inspired maps, you’ll work with other players to sus out who is the “mimic.” There’s all the usual Among Us tropes, including a simple map and vents for the imposter to crawl through.