10 Video Games That Came Back From The Dead

10. Fortnite

This might seem like an absurd inclusion today, but at one time, Fortnite was dead on arrival.

The game went to beta as a PvE experience. Players would group together to right hoards of enemies whilst building their bases with elaborate traps and other safety devices. The game looked absolutely fine, but hoard mode had already had its day, and Fortnite didn't present anything drastically new other than a child-friendly aesthetic.

Soon, however, video games' cultural impact would change forever.

Epic Games saw the meteoric rise of PlayerUnknowns: Battlegrounds, a PC exclusive Battle Royale game, absolutely tearing up the video game landscape. Fortnite soon became not only the vehicle for the only Battle Royale mode available on console, but it was free and boasted a significantly more polished product with a bolder, aesthetically pleasing art style.

Fortnite soon exploded, not only in the video games world but into the psyche of culture worldwide. You cannot look around now without seeing some Fornite memorabilia, references to the game in other popular culture mediums - or dads "flossing" to try and be cool.

Lord have mercy.