While details aren’t forthcoming yet, Daedalic Entertainment has announced The Lord of the Rings—Gollum, a new action-adventure game set the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy universe.
According to Daedalic the game “will remain true to the vision laid out in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings” as well as “explore new events and details related to Gollum’s journey”. Players will assume the role of Gollum, as the game “tells Gollum’s story from a perspective never seen before, in any storytelling medium, all the while staying true to the legendary books of J.R.R. Tolkien”.
“We are extremely pleased to announce our partnership with multi-award-winning Daedalic Entertainment, to build an innovative, lore-centric game for discerning fans of The Lord of the Rings,” said Fredrica Drotos, brand officer for Middle-earth Enterprises. “With their focus on characters and story, enhanced by rich and evocative artwork, Daedalic is committed to ‘building games for readers who become gamers’.”
The Lord of the Rings—Gollum will be powered by Unreal Engine, and is expected to come to PC as well as “all relevant console platforms at that time” sometime in 2021.
