After months of speculation Fortnite, currently the world's biggest game, is available on Android.

Epic Games chief executive Tim Sweeney made the announcement at the Samsung Unpacked event at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn overnight, with the caveat that Samsung Galaxy users would be the first to try it out.

"Every gamer wants to know the same thing, when is Fortnite coming to Android? Samsung Galaxy devices are the first to be invited, starting right now," he said.

Fortnite Beta is available on Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+, S9, S9+, Note8 and Tab S3, as well as the Note9 and TabS4 devices just unveiled by Samsung. Other devices will be invited in waves over the next few days for players with other supported phones.

The game is bypassing Google's Play store, with players only able to download it through Epic's new installer, available through the Fortnite website.