The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has been in the works for a few years now. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming adventure game from Daedalic Entertainment.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, developed by Daedalic Entertainment who you might know as the creators of the Deponia point-and-click adventure series, has been in active development for quite some time now. The German developer has been hard at work over the past few years shaping The Lord of the Rings: Gollum into what could be the next hit for Tolkien’s Middle-Earth universe – one that has had a surprisingly strong track record when it comes to video games. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is set to be a canonical story in the Middle-Earth mythos. It follows the titular creature after he discovers The One Ring, set before the events of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. As such, it’s possible the game will fill in the story-centric gaps presented here, or provide additional context to the events of Tolkien’s books. While we don’t yet have a concrete date, it appears that we’re closer to the game’s release than we might think. The Lord of the Rings Gollum is currently slated for a tentative 2021 release. This might coincide with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series, which is also set for 2021. The show is also going to take place before the events of the novels, meaning it could act as a companion piece for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. While there hasn’t been a ton of visual info on the game so far, Daedalic has released a teaser trailer giving fans a sneak peek at the game’s visual style, and the kinds of environments we can expect to explore. There’s still precious few details on what The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will eventually shape up to be. However, what Daedalic Entertainment has revealed so far is promising. Gameplay will largely revolve around stealth and platforming. Gollum himself won’t get much in the way of actionable abilities. True to his character, he’ll be small and relatively spry, making him a perfect choice for a stealth game, really. As much as we’d love to see the little guy suplex an Orc, that’s likely not going to happen. Players will also have to make decisions at certain key points through choices and actions displayed in thought bubbles around the main character.
