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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Earns Two Golden Joystick Nominations

Intelligent Systems' new tactical RPG is nominated for Console Game of the Year and Best Storytelling at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026, with public voting open until October 23.

By Zee Cruz, RPG WriterPublished October 2, 20262 min read

Ursula aims her longbow at an Aragonian soldier in a stone courtyard as the Deadeye combat ability and battle stats appear on screen.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has earned two nominations at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026: Console Game of the Year and Best Storytelling. It is the only tactical RPG in either category.

Fortune's Weave launched on September 17, 2026. Set in the same world as Fire Emblem: Three Houses, it follows four heroes through turn-based grid battles and lets players use Fortuna's power to rewind a bad decision, a story built around choice that has now earned a storytelling nomination.

Who it is up against

Console Game of the Year: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Nioh 3, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Pokémon Pokopia, PRAGMATA, Resident Evil Requiem and SAROS.

Best Storytelling: 007 First Light, Dispatch, SILENT HILL: Townfall, The Blood of Dawnwalker and ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies.

Best Storytelling sets up an RPG head to head with The Blood of Dawnwalker, which is also nominated for PC Game of the Year and Best Lead Performer.

How to vote and when winners are named

Public voting: open now on the official Golden Joystick Awards page until October 23
Ultimate Game of the Year: a separate vote runs from October 26 to 30
Winners: revealed at the live show at Troxy, London, on Wednesday, November 11

The show's start time has not been announced yet. We will add it, with times for Asia, once it is confirmed.