Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon finally have a committed date for the Gollum Release Date – coming still this 2022.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Release Date: September 1, 2022
Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon have announced the Lord of the Rings: Gollum release date: September 1, 2022, coming out on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Surprisingly, a Nintendo Switch version is also in the works, but has a release date coming later than the other versions of the game.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a stealth-first parkour-second game set a few years before The Fellowship of the Ring, where our friend Gollum (and Smeagol) try to retrieve their lost ring, while also doing their best not to be caught by the Evil Lord Sauron. The game's linear levels (with iconic Lord of the Rings locations set as backdrops) offer two main ways of traversal: walking through the shadows, or climbing up trees and ledges – both equally useful and viable in moving around Orcs and other evil creatures. Of course, just like most modern stealth games, Gollum can also go sneaky sneaky and perform stealth takedowns of enemies.
Finally, the game also features some decision-making that affects the game's progression. Based on the player's choices (and through Smeagol hijacking in some instances), other characters' impressions and perspectives of Gollum could change, ultimately affecting the characters' fate. Given that the game takes place prior to an already pre-determined result, we wonder just how much effect our actions and choices could have in this game.
This is J.R.R. Tolkien's Gollum (and Smeagol), not Peter Jackson's. Yes, according to Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon, the game (and the characters) are based more on the book's versions of them, instead of the film series that is more popular but arguably less faithful to the source material. However, early impressions of the game's beta gameplay footage paint Gollum's representation in the game as more of a pastiche of the Gollum in the films instead of a direct and fresh interpretation of the Gollum in the books. That's the less risky approach, I think, but at the same time less rewarding. By going safe, Daedalic's version of Gollum is bound to be compared to Andy Serkis' portrayal.
Apart from this console video game, The Lord of the Rings will also be arriving on mobile. In partnership with Middle-Earth Enterprises, EA will be making a Triple A Mobile Game, with a yet-unannounced release date.
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