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How To Sit Out In Fortnite

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Fortnite is one of the most popular free-to-play Battle Royale games developed by Epic Games. Here all you have to do is join a match with your squad and start the grind. However, there are times when matches get intense and a break is much needed. For such cases, the game features an option known as Sitting out, where you can take a break without leaving a party. And when you are ready to hop back in you won’t require an invite again, allowing you to join the next match immediately. If you are also looking forward to taking a break from the grind, then check out how you can Sit Out of matches in Fortnite.

How do I Sit Out in Fortnite? (Controls)

Here are the steps to Sit Out of matches and queues in Fortnite easily. Before you go ahead, the Sitting Out feature only appears when you are already in an active party.

How do I Sit Out in Fortnite (Controls)

  • While you are in the lobby click on 3 horizontal lines located in the top left corner of your screen.
  • Next, click on your profile picture.

How To Sit Out Of Match In Fortnite

  • After that, under the Participation tab click on the Playing option to toggle to Sitting Out.

As soon as you do, the character will appear blurry and below your name, it’ll say sitting out indicating you are AFK. As mentioned earlier, doing so allows you to take a quick break without losing a spot in the party. And your squad will be able to queue and join a new match while you are AFK. But once you are ready to jump back in make sure you turn off the feature by following the same steps. And toggling the button to Playing and you’ll be good to go.

That sums up all about how you can Sit Out of matches in Fortnite easily. While you are here check out the best guns tier list. Also, don’t forget to take a look at the 2023 upcoming games’ release date calendar.

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