It looks like Fortnite will borrow a feature from one of its competing battle royales, should recently surfaced leaks prove to be accurate. According to prominent Fortnite leaker Shiina, the Epic Games title is adding something very similar to the Gulag from Call of Duty: Warzone.
This feature is purportedly called “Restarter Island,” and it’ll have eliminated players compete in a random 1v1 minigames, with winners respawning back into battle royale matches. One of these minigames is a simple duel, similar to the Gulag system in Warzone, with another described as a best-out-of-three Rock, Paper, Scissors showdown.
FIRST LOOK AT THE GULAG IN FORTNITE 🔥
(via @Egyptian_Leaker & @KPMisParrot) pic.twitter.com/h7P6vKFDu2— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) November 30, 2025
Fellow Fortnite leaker Blortzen adds that other Restarter Island minigames include a “Shockwave Deathmatch,” in which players have to use shockwave grenades to knock each other off, and sprint races between players, with one variation adding deadly baseball bats for competitors to use against each other.
This is an interesting development! It’s always exciting to see how games evolve and incorporate new features. It’ll be fun to see how Fortnite adapts this unique element from Warzone.