The Kingdom Come studio is officially making a Lord of the Rings RPG
Warhorse Studios, known for the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series, is developing a new Lord of the Rings RPG set in an open-world Middle-earth. The studio announced this project on its official social media, alongside news of another Kingdom Come game in development. Further details about the RPG are expected to be revealed in the future.
- ▪Warhorse Studios is creating an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG.
- ▪The studio has also started development on another Kingdom Come game.
- ▪Embracer Group plans to spin off its Fellowship Entertainment division, which includes Tolkien-related IP rights.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 28 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs are making a Lord of the Rings game — Boing Boing
- ▪ A Lord of the Rings open-world RPG is coming from the Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio — TechSpot
- ▪ Lord of the Rings fans, rejoice: Kingdom Come devs are officially taking us to Middle-earth — Destructoid
- ▪ An Open-World Middle-Earth RPG From Kingdom Come Studio Is Officially Happening — GameSpot — Top
- ▪ New Lord Of The Rings Game In Development By Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs — Pure Xbox
- ▪ ‘Lord Of The Rings’ open-world game being created by ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance’ team — NME
- ▪ The rumours were true: Kingdom Come 2 studio is working on an RPG set in Tolkien's Middle-earth — PC Gamer
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Gaming The Kingdom Come studio is officially making a Lord of the Rings RPG Details are scarce right now, but we can expect to explore an open-world Middle-earth. By Matt Tate May 20, 2026 11:37 am EST Warhorse Studios. Warhorse Studios, the developer behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series, is making a Lord of the Rings RPG. The Czech developer announced the as-yet untitled "open world Middle-earth RPG" on its official X page, where it also said that it has started development on another Kingdom Come game. We don't have a whole lot more to go on than that at the moment, with the studio promising additional details at a later date.
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