How to Change Your Username in Fall Guys

From its launch, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has been riddled with trouble, from server issues to hackers. The addictive battle royale obstacle course game pits up to 60 players at a time against one another to see who can remain standing until the very end. Player characters all appear like jelly beans and can be decorated with colorful costumes to help set players apart. Because the game is so new, there are a finite number of cosmetics like skins and costumes available to customize each character. To further set themselves apart, PC players were able to change their username, which would display during the match.

Unfortunately, in addition to all the difficulties with servers, hackers and some bad actors figured out how to exploit the profile name changer in Fall Guys for PC. They either broke the game with this exploit or used it to select and use offensive screen names that made it past Steam’s censors. The ability to change a username in Fall Guys for PC has been temporarily suspended, with no official word yet on when that feature is set to return. For now, when friends play together, they may struggle to find one another following elimination. When the feature does get turned back on, here’s how to change usernames in Fall Guys.

Change Your Username in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Right now, PC players will only see their username set to a generic “Fall Guy,” followed by a string of four numbers. Before this, players on PC could change their username and use text code to add various attributes like bolding, italics, and colors, which may have led to the exploit in the system. Players began using this to display things expressly forbidden by the game’s terms of service.

When the feature is reinstated, players can change their Fall Guys username by changing their Steam nickname. To do this, they will need to click Profile at the top of their Steam screen and choose Edit Profile. There, they can change their profile name. They need to scroll down and save their changes so they will take effect.

PlayStation 4 users cannot change their username within the game, as their PlayStation Network ID doubles as their in-game username. If players wish to change this, they will need to navigate to the PlayStation Network Account Management page and choose PSN Profile. Depending on how many times a player has changed their PSN ID prior to this point, there may be a cost associated with changing it again. Additionally, players may be stuck with their name for a long time, making it less worthwhile to change just for Fall Guys.

While there have not been any updates regarding when players will once more be able to change their username, the Fall Guys team has been present on social media to answer questions and openly discuss the in-game issues. They’ve even been kind enough to offer to delete an entire team if the community wants. It is most likely they have heard fans’ concerns and frustrations and that players will hear from them as soon as the temporary ban on custom usernames is lifted. It is also possible at some point that the game developers may eventually add a custom username feature apart from Steam or PlayStation.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is available for PC and PlayStation 4.

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