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Fortnite Shadow Safe House locations explained

Where to find the Shadow Safe Houses in Fortnite.

Finding the five Shadow Safe Houses in Fortnite is one the challenges you can complete in Fortnite Season 2 Chapter 2.

If you want to complete this challenge, you'll need to visit each Shadow Safe Houses that are hidden across the Fortnite map.

Completing this challenge will earn you 40,000XP, which will help you unlock the new Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 battle pass skins.

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Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. What's new? Chapter 4 Season 2 has arrived! New additions include the Grind Rails and Kinetic Blades, along with the new Battle Pass, character collection and Eren Jaeger skin. It's a good idea to know how to get XP fast in Fortnite.


Shadow Safe Houses in Fortnite explained

Shadow Safe Houses are landmark locations that belong to the Shadow organisation.

Some of these safe houses are just regular buildings on the Fortnite map, but others are hidden underground and require you to find their secret entrance to access.

The interior of a Shadow Safe House.

Guarded by Shadow henchmen, these locations contain ID scanner chests, which require you wear a disguise to open. It's worth the hassle, however, as these chests contain some great loot that could just win you the match.

Just make sure you have enough gear before you infiltrate a Shadow Safe House though, as the henchmen can and will attack you on sight!

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Fortnite Shadow Safe House locations at a glance

There are five Shadow Safe Houses hidden across the Fortnite map.

Shadow Safe House locations in Fortnite

Since each Shadow Safe House is a landmark, they don't appear as named locations on the Fortnite map. On top of that three of these Shadow Safe Houses are hidden underground. Instead, their names will be revealed when you enter the location.

To complete this challenge all you have to do is enter the five Shadow Safe House locations we've listed below. Just watch out for the henchmen - they will attack you on sight!

Fortnite Pleasant Park Shadow Safe House location

To find this Shadow Safe House, you need to land on the eastern edge of Pleasant Park.

Once you're there head to the building which is closest to the road leading out of Pleasant Park.

You're looking for this building.

Around the back of this building, standing next to the dumpster, you'll find a portable toilet.

Head into this portable toilet to find the safe house.

Entering this portable toilet will transport you to the Shadow Safe House.

Fortnite Frenzy Farm Shadow Safe House location

To find this Shadow Safe House head to the petrol station that is to the east of the main area of Frenzy Farm.

Head to this petrol station next Frenzy Farm.

Once you've landed head to the small brick building just next to the petrol station and go inside.

Go into this building.

In this building you'll find a portable toilet - go inside this toilet and you'll be transported to the Shadow Safe House.

Go into this portable toilet.

Fortnite Craggy Cliffs Shadow Safe House location

To find this Shadow Safe House, you need to head to the top of the hill that is to the east of Craggy Cliffs.

You'll want to land near this building.

Not far from the building on top of this hill, you'll find a dumpster.

Jump into the dumpster and you'll find yourself transported to the Shadow Safe House location.

Jump into this dumpster.

Fortnite Misty Meadows Shadow Safe House location

This Shadow Safe House is a little bit different to the ones that came before it; instead of being a hidden location, it's simply just another building on the map.

To find this Shadow Safe House you need to head to the larger island on Lazy Lake, which is located north of Misty Meadows.

On this island, you'll find a house, which is the Shadow Safe House. All you have to do is enter the house to have it add to the challenge.

The easiest way to complete this challenge is to land on the building's roof and then smash your way through to the upper level. Not only will this give you an element of surprise other the henchmen inside, but you won't get shot on your approach.

Landing on the roof counts as finding the safe house.

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Fortnite Sweaty Sands Shadow Safe House location

Like the Shadow Safe House near Misty Meadows, this hideout does not involve finding a secret passage. Instead, the Shadow Safe House is a building in plain sight on the Fortnite map.

The safe house is the building half hidden by the tree on the left.

To find it you need to head to the building south of Sweaty Sands.

The easiest way to reach this building is to land near to the pond just south of Sweaty Sands and then head south, you should see a small dirt trail.

Follow this path to reach the safe house.

All you need to do now is get into the building to have it count as infiltrating a Shadow Safe House.