Warhorse Studios has formally confirmed that it is engaged on a Lord of the Rings recreation, in addition to a brand new entry in its Kingdom Come collection. Whereas its social media put up saved particulars to a minimal, the developer did verify that it is creating an “open-world” Center-earth RPG, with extra particulars to come back at a later date.
The announcement of a brand new Center-earth recreation comes at a time when the developer’s mother or father firm, Embracer, is busy with a number of modifications of its personal. The corporate owns the rights to create new video games, motion pictures, and far more based mostly on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, after it acquired Center-earth Enterprises from The Saul Zaentz Firm in 2022. Embracer lately introduced the formation of Fellowship Leisure, a brand new unit devoted to “exploring” exterior partnerships for its largest IP, like LOTR, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain, and Deus Ex.
You may need heard the rumours, it is time to reveal what we’re engaged on.
🗺️ An open world Center-earth RPG.
⚔️ A brand new Kingdom Come journey.
We’re excited to inform you extra when the time is correct.#WarhorseStudios #Annoucement #lotr #KingdomComeDeliverance pic.twitter.com/Pcgf9SqW52— Warhorse Studios (@WarhorseStudios) Could 20, 2026
On the floor, Warhorse Studios seems to be like a great match for Center-earth. Current video video games based mostly on the IP have been lower than stellar–we’re nonetheless attempting to overlook the Gollum recreation–and Warhorse earned crucial approval for final yr’s smash-hit medieval open-world journey, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. On the similar time, the studio has been criticized for reportedly firing a developer in order that it might get monetary savings with AI–a matter the studio has declined to touch upon.
