It is that time of the year again when everyone is looking for the scariest and most innovative Halloween costumes to wear.Fortnitehas taken the world by storm this year, to the point where even billionaire Elon Musk ismaking jokes about the game on Twitter. It is therefore not surprising to see that on Google Frightgeist, which is Google’s list of top trending Halloween costumes,Fortniteis at the top of the list.
According to Google Frightgeist, United States residents are most likely to encounter costumes inspired by Epic Games' shooter. Furthermore,Fortniteis the most searched for in the cities of Montgomery, AL, Eureka, CA, Steubenville, OH, Casper, WY, and McAllen, TX. At the moment,Fortnitecostumes are trending up, so it is likely to stay on the top of the list until the end of the month when Halloween will take place.
Fortniteis accompanied bySpider-Man, which is second on the Frightgeist list, and Unicorn, which is third on the list. It is not surprising thatSpider-Mancostumes are the second most likely Halloween costumes to see this year, as the PlayStation 4 exclusiveSpider-Mangame has been equally successful this year. According to the website, video games make up 4% of all costume searches, and the fact that video games (or properties with video games) occupy the top two positions on costume searches in the United States shows its big influence on worldwide holidays such as Halloween.
Many online video games, such asFortniteandDestiny 2are also celebrating Halloween within-game eventsand special outfits and items. With the kick-off of Season 6,Fortnitehas been continually running Fortnightmares, that features a few Halloween-themed decorations like ghosts and webs on the map, and other gameplay changes along with a lot of spooky cosmetics. Fortnite fans are hoping that the haunted storm from last year will also return perhaps at the end of the month.
