Fortnite x Stranger Things collab all but confirmed after new teaser

After the latest tease, it seems like a Fortnite x Stranger Things collaboration is in the works. The Creative Hub has a few eerie similarities to the show.

Epic Games is no stranger to collaborations, nor are they a stranger to Stranger Things. Over the years, they have been able to work with brands that no one would expect a video game to be able to pull off.

They've landed partnerships with Balenciaga, Ferrari, the NBA, and many more. At this point, it's no surprise to see them work with anyone they choose to. They often return to work with brands they're familiar with. Most Marvel movies and shows get a skin or collaboration of some kind since the two brands have worked together so often.

This is also true of Stranger Things. So, could it be that they're working together for the third time? It certainly seems that way.

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New Creative hub teases a third Fortnite x Stranger Things collaboration

In Creative mode, things will look very familiar to players who have watched the fourth season of Netflix's hit sci-fi show. The Creative hub looks a lot like the Upside Down from the show, with a few key details making the connection even clearer. Upon spawning, players will see a large and ominous house in front of them.

The Stranger Things house in Creative (Image via EveryDay FN on YouTube)

It is eerily similar to the Creel house, the setting for much of the final episode, from the fourth season of the show. It's a location where many of the protagonists meet up to try and save the world.

Grandfather clocks became a central theme for the entire season. Fans might have noticed one plainly plastered on the front of the Fortnite Creative hub's new house as well.

Inside, there's an even more blatant reference. In the first season of the show, Joyce Byers puts up Christmas lights with letters to try and communicate with someone she can't see.

The house in Fortnite has that same wall of lights inside it.

The interior of the house has another reference (Image via EveryDay FN on YouTube)

Combine that with the red glow present outside the house and the clear similarities to the Upside Down, and it's clear that Epic Games is at least teasing Stranger Things.

Given the show's horror leanings, it makes perfect sense for them to collaborate over Fortnitemares. However, the event is nearing its end in a few days, so it might be too late.

Either way, this would not be the first time they've crossed over, so a third round seems very likely given the history. They introduced Chief Hopper and the Demogorgon in Chapter 1 Season 9.

In Chapter 2 Season 8, they introduced the Sideways, a dimension in the game that was a riff on the Upside Down. Special weapons spawned there and cube monsters, similar to the beasts in the Upside Down, spawned too.