I bought Cronos: The New Dawn at 2:43 a.m. because the banner on the Epic Games Store felt urgent. My locker in Fortnite filled with a gritty, retro-futurist stranger a few clicks later. You can get that exact moment too — without spending any Fortnite V-Bucks — if you follow the right steps.
I’ve been tracking Epic’s crossovers and promos for years; I’ll walk you through the exact route I used and the traps people trip over. Read fast, act faster, and make sure the purchase lands on the same Epic account you use for Fortnite.
On launch day the Epic Games Store front page flipped to Cronos banners. Fortify your account: how to get The Traveler skin for free
The Traveler arrives via the Epic Games Store Loyalty Promotion tied to Bloober Team’s new release. The process is short: buy Cronos through Epic’s store and the skin appears in your Fortnite locker automatically.
- Open the Epic Games Store app or visit the EGS website and sign in with the account you use for Fortnite.
- Search for Cronos: The New Dawn or find it on the homepage while the promo is live.
- Purchase the game for $59.99 (≈ €56).
- After purchase, launch Fortnite. Head to your locker and sort by Newest — The Traveler should be waiting in your collection.
- Make sure you bought the game on the same Epic account tied to your Fortnite profile; if you don’t, the skin won’t appear.
How to get Fortnite Cronos The New Dawn skin for free?
Buy Cronos: The New Dawn on the Epic Games Store while the Loyalty Promotion is active and the skin will be granted automatically to your Fortnite locker on that same Epic account.
How much does Cronos The New Dawn cost on the Epic Games Store?
The game lists for $59.99 (≈ €56) on the Epic Games Store; the skin is bundled via the loyalty promo rather than being a separate free item.
I refreshed the Item Shop the next morning and saw The Traveler featured. If you’d rather skip the game purchase, buy it in Fortnite
If horror games aren’t your thing, The Traveler will also rotate into Fortnite’s Item Shop as a standalone purchase. That path costs V-Bucks but keeps things simple.
- Open Fortnite and go to the Item Shop.
- Find the Cronos The New Dawn section or the featured slot — new collab skins usually sit near the top.
- The Traveler costs 1,500 V-Bucks (about $15.99; ≈ €15). Confirm you have enough V-Bucks, then hold the Purchase button to complete the buy.
- Go to your locker and sort by Newest to see the skin immediately.
- The skin is slated to remain available in the Item Shop until April 28, 2026 at 8 PM ET, so don’t wait if you want that exact drop.
Can you buy The Traveler skin in the Fortnite Item Shop?
Yes. It’s a standard Item Shop release for 1,500 V-Bucks (about $15.99; ≈ €15) and will appear in the featured rotation while available.
Two quick notes from experience: the promotion ties to the Epic account rather than platform storefronts like Steam, and customer support can help if the skin doesn’t appear after purchase—have your receipt ready. The Traveler is a battered radio transmitting retro-future static, and the Epic loyalty promo is a golden ticket in a cereal box, but which path feels smarter for you: pay once for the game or spend V-Bucks for the speedier route?