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The Sideways is a Gameplay Mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 8.

Description
The Sideways is accessed in two ways in-game, via a singular Sideways area on one Named Location per game, or through Sideways Anomalies.

The Sideways does not let players build, but lowers player gravity in return. Cube Monsters will spawn in here, as well as Sideways Chests, which can drop a Sideways Rifle or Sideways Minigun. Players can still break structures in the sideways, and when leaving, the Cube Monsters inside cannot follow them. Players cannot see or shoot into the Sideways from the outside, and must enter it to interact.

Sideways Zone
Each game one named location will be home to a large orange sphere, which contains the sideways. Inside, all chests (Except Rare Chests) will become Sideways chests, which drop double the loot, and can contain a Sideways Rifle or Minigun. Cube Monsters will continuously spawn here, and when eliminated, drop Cube Monster Parts, which can be used to upgrade Sideways Weaponry. Also in the location are red colored geysers which will launch the player high into the air and allow for Glider Redeploy. Players can enter and exit the Sideways location at any point, and the Monsters inside will not follow them.

Destroying the large Obelisk in the center of the Sideways Zone will award the player with a bonus amount of loot.

Sideways Anomaly
Across the map are three Sideways Anomalies, which act as small boss fights for the player to attempt. When activated, a Sideways area will appear, and Cube Monsters will begin to spawn. Players must eliminate as many Cube Monsters are possible in order to continuously increase the time limit, with the monsters increasing in HP as it continues. Eventually, a higher HP enemy will spawn, such as the Cube Assassin, and these will need to be defeated to gain the highest tier loot. Three Sideways Chests will spawn in the area, and any existing chests will be converted once the anomaly is activated. If the player fails to eliminate Cube Monsters in time, the anomaly will end prematurely.

The more enemies the player eliminates, and if the is also eliminated, they will receive higher tier loot, usually in the form of an upgraded Sideways Minigun or Rifle.

Items and Containers
These items can be located inside both versions of The Sideways.

Locations
The Sideways will only appear at one location per game, and this location will be clearly indicated by an orange colored typeface, and a large orange sphere on the map. Sideways anomalies are marked by the anomaly icons dotted around the map.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Update v18.00: Added Sideways Locations and Anomalies.

Trivia

 * Sideways Anomalies were disabled shortly after addition due to an issue.
 * Players who entered the anomaly would have a very high latency during the event, and when it concluded, players would be unable to properly move, constantly moving back to the location they attempted to move from (Rubber Banding). As such they were disabled temporarily.
 * Players can still identify an opponent who is inside a Sideways Area using a Recon Scanner. They will still be unable to attack them however.