The Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches on PC and Consoles on September 1st
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (The untold story) - In September 2022, you'll have the chance to play as the most famous antagonist of fantasy history!
As this game has reached the beta stage, we have got a release date, gameplay videos, and some newscreenshots. Three years after its announcement, this Lord of the Rings goodie will be released on Steam on 1st September 2022. It is interesting, that they have chosen Gollum as the main character because all fans know how mysterious and intriguing he is.
You can visit Middle-Earth again with stunning graphics putting this time in a shady, dark environment while controlling the main character.
The developers wanted to focus on an action-adventure game with a stealth element using Gollum’s sneaky behavior. The platform and stealth parts are the main gameplay, but it has different features like you can make a choice in Gollum’s mind. You can choose between the thoughts of Gollum and his old personality, Smeagol. As you prefer either of them, it will change how other characters will act towards you through the story.
It will be not so easy for you to take the all-good or all-evil approach. You have to think carefully about what you choose. There will be situations in the game in which a wrong choice could be fatal.
The developers gave the possibility to fight enemies instead of sneak past them, but they also released a statement that players can finish the game without killing anyone. The game will feature other famous LOTR characters like Gandalf and Thranduil, but they no longer resemble the characters of Peter Jackson movies. Locations are also shown like Mirkwood and Mordor as the lands you can walk around with Gollum. We are told by developers that they worked a lot on Gollum’s unique travel method, a ground walking element mixed with puzzles to solve.
LOTR: Gollum is recommended for gamers who love the LOTR: fandom because you need to know the story, the characters, and overall the world to be able to play effectively. To make Gollum the „hero”, is a fresh and new way to show the gaming industry, that there can be always a new lord of the rings under the sun.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, developed by Daedalic Entertainment in partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises, is co-published by Daedalic Entertainment and NACON. The game will release on PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on September 1st, 2022. A physical edition for consoles will also be available.
