{"id":55720,"date":"2026-05-27T17:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55720"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:30:36","slug":"deliverance-developer-teases-its-open-world-lord-of-the-rings-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55720","title":{"rendered":"Deliverance Developer Teases Its Open World Lord of the Rings RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Warhorse Studios, the team behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance, has teased its upcoming Lord of the Rings game, and it sounds very exciting indeed.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last week, Warhorse confirmed it is making a new game set in the Lord of the Rings universe following months of speculation. When Warhorse announced the Lord of the Rings game, it called it an \u201copen world Middle-earth RPG,\u201d so it&#8217;s unclear which era of Tolkien\u2019s fantasy setting the game takes place. But it seems likely to follow the template established by the studio\u2019s hugely popular Kingdom Come: Deliverance games.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The project is expected to still be a ways off from releasing, meaning we probably won&#8217;t see it for a while. However, Warhorse teased some details during a recent community stream.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Lord of the Rings Video Games<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Tolkien\u2019s Middle-earth has captured the imagination of fantasy fans worldwide ever since The Hobbit was published in 1937. And although Peter Jackson is the film director who successfully brought the books to life on the big screen, you might be surprised to learn Middle-earth also has a rich video game history that goes back decades.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/br&gt;\u00a0&#10;The earliest video game adaptation was created in 1982 by Beam Software, which developed a text-adventure game based on The Hobbit. The game was a huge hit and went on to sell over 500,000 units in Europe, despite middling reviews from critics. Such is the power of Tolkien\u2019s works.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/br&gt;\u00a0&#10;In total, there are over 50 video games based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien that span numerous genres, like action-adventure, RPG, strategy, and more. As we prepare for another new Tolkien game just on the horizon, we\u2019ve gone through this long history and chosen the 11 best Lord of the Rings games ever made.&#10;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">During the stream, Warhorse communications director Tobias Stolz-Zwilling said the next Kingdom Come game will release next fiscal year, meaning it&#8217;s approximately a year or so away from release. The Lord of the Rings game, however, doesn&#8217;t have a concrete timeline that can be shared yet, which suggests it&#8217;s likely years away from seeing the light of day.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Middle-earth team is led by Viktor Bocan, the design director on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Stolz-Zwilling noted that the Middle-earth game is a &#8220;passion project&#8221; and there&#8217;s a &#8220;mind-blowing team&#8221; that&#8217;s ready to dive deep into the universe to make a great game. He also described the game as &#8220;deeply immersive,&#8221; with a &#8220;living world&#8221; packed with &#8220;interesting characters, memorable places, and of course a strong narrative focus.&#8221; He went on to state that the team strives to be the &#8220;new kings&#8221; of the RPG genre with every project it makes, both in Kingdom Come and Middle-earth, and wants to continue to lean on the studio&#8217;s formula that fans love so much.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It&#8217;s important to remind everyone we are only working on the games we want to work on in the way we want to work on them,&#8221; Stolz-Zwilling continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s our stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;That stands us a bit apart a little bit&#8230; without s**t-talking anyone&#8230; only a little bit! Stands us a bit apart from maybe other big studios. As long as we have this power and trust I think we will absolutely rock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best RPG of 2025<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"The past few years have felt like an embarrassment of riches when it comes to RPGs, and so expectations were high going into 2025. Thankfully, the last 12 months certainly lived up to such a bar. While that's good for gamers, it made things more than a little tough when whittling down our list of the best role-playing games of the year, especially because we had a wide variety of RPG styles that satisfied different tastes. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;The definition of RPG is fairly free-flowing these days, so you\u2019ll see games with elements of the genre in our other award categories. But we made careful considerations for games with RPG mechanics at the forefront of their gameplay, along with deep stories, for this particular list. However, there can only be five games and one winner, so the IGN team voted and deliberated on which games would make up this year\u2019s list. We believe the genre is in good hands with the games we picked, and the game we've chosen as the Best RPGs of 2025 is something very special.&#10;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There are a lot of Middle-earth games out there, including Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, which are some of the most beloved modern games in the franchise. However, there has never been an expansive and proper RPG in the universe. Most games in the series are action\/adventure games, MMOs, or strategy games. Warhorse is looking to scratch an itch that fans have had for years, not unlike IO Interactive being tapped to make a 007 game after years of fan requests.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Warhorse&#8217;s game enters development during a period when The Lord of the Rings is having a bit of a resurgence. Although the franchise has always remained in the zeitgeist, a new live-action film known as The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is actively in the works. Some of the cast from the original trilogy will return for the new film, giving it a degree of credibility among fans. It seems unlikely that the game will be released in time for that film, but there is another opportunity.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Stephen Colbert is penning the script for The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, a new film set over a decade after the death of Frodo and inspired by unadapted chapters from The Fellowship of the Ring. That film has no release date, so maybe there could be some synergy there later down the line.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/kingdom-come-deliverance-developer-teases-its-lord-of-the-rings-open-world-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warhorse Studios, the team behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance, has teased its upcoming Lord of the Rings game, and it sounds very exciting indeed. 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