Fortnite Battle Royale: 5 Game of the Year awards

No: Fortnite Battle Royale collected 5 Game of the Year awards in 2018 and finished No. 6; the season went to God of War with 264. The Game Awards named God of War its Game of the Year.

Fortnite Battle Royale is a 2017 battle royale video game produced by Epic Games. Part of the overall Fortnite platform, the game follows up to 100 players competing to be the last player or team remaining.

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Fortnite Battle Royale finished #6 in the 2018 race, with 5 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

5Total awards
4Media outlets
1Readers' choice
4Countries

Also in the 2018 season: God of War (264), Red Dead Redemption 2 (179), Marvel's Spider-Man (24), Celeste (9), Monster Hunter: World (6), Return of the Obra Dinn (5), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (5), Astro Bot Rescue Mission (4) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Fortnite Battle Royale win?

Fortnite Battle Royale won 5 Game of the Year awards in the 2018 season — 1.0% of every award tracked that season. 4 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 4 countries.

Did Fortnite Battle Royale win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 6 in 2018, behind God of War, which collected 264 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerNo
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released26 September 2017
DeveloperEpic Games
PublisherEpic Games

battle royale game
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Android (operating system)
PlayStation 5
IOS
Microsoft Windows
macOS
PlayStation 4
Xbox Series X and Series S
Nintendo Switch 2

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	2
Hong Kong	1
United Kingdom	1
Switzerland	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Allkeyshop	Hong Kong	2018
CBS Gamers' Choice Awards Readers	United States	2018
Golden Joystick Awards	United Kingdom	2018
KnowTechie	United States	2018
Ticinonline	Switzerland	2018

← Full 2018 results

Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.