Is Epic Games down? › Outage history › Sep 16, 2026
Epic Games partial outage on Sep 16, 2026: what happened
On Sep 16, 2026, the Epic Games Public status page reported "Trader Verification outage". About 41 hours 7 min: from Sep 16, 2026, 21:10 UTC to Sep 18, 2026, 14:17 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
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At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Epic Games was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Sep 16, 2026, 21:10 UTC
- Resolved
- Sep 18, 2026, 14:17 UTC
- Duration
- 41 hours 7 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Affected
- Fab
- Source
- Trader Verification outage on the Epic Games Public status page
The Epic Games Public status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage.
What caused the Epic Games partial outage?
The Epic Games Public status page has not published a cause. Its updates describe the symptoms only.
When was it fixed?
The Epic Games Public status page marked it resolved at Sep 18, 2026, 14:17 UTC, 41 hours 7 min after it started.
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Epic Games Public status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Sep 16, 2026, 21:10 UTC investigating
The Trader Verification process is currently broken and is impacting EGS Dev Portal and FAB.
Sep 18, 2026, 14:17 UTC resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Epic Games partial outage questions
What caused the Epic Games partial outage on Sep 16, 2026?
The Epic Games Public status page has not published a cause.
When was the Epic Games partial outage on Sep 16, 2026 fixed?
The Epic Games Public status page marked it resolved at Sep 18, 2026, 14:17 UTC, 41 hours 7 min after it started.
How long did the Epic Games partial outage last?
About 41 hours 7 min: from Sep 16, 2026, 21:10 UTC to Sep 18, 2026, 14:17 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Epic Games completely down?
No. The Epic Games Public status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage. The affected parts listed were: Fab.
Which parts of Epic Games were affected?
The Epic Games Public status page listed: Fab.
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