The Lord of the Rings: Gollum to release this September, but with Switch delay

Sméagol returns…

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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, the upcoming Middle-earth stealth game starring everybody’s favorite misshapen hobbit, has a release date.

Announced by developer Daedelic in a press release,The Lord of the Rings: Gollumwill launch on Thursday, September 1 forPS5,Xbox Series X|S,PS4,Xbox One, and PC. It will also release forNintendo Switchat an unspecified date later in the year.

While Deadelic reaffirmed its intended“fall 2022” launch windowin aSteamFAQ only earlier this week, Lord of the Rings fans will be pleased to hear a concrete release date. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was originally slated to release in 2021, before being delayed to later this year. This announcement is a promising sign that the developers are confident in its impending release.

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Pitched as a stealth adventure game, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is set during the first few chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring. It follows the titular character’s journey through the Misty Mountains, the dungeons Barad-dûr, and Mirkwood, as he’s captured by Sauron and interrogated by Gandalf.

As one of the more feeble characters of Tolkien’s universe, you’ll have to creep your way across Middle-earth to avoid the many Orc guards that cross your path. You’ll also encounter a few recognizable characters from the original novels, as well as decide whether Gollum or his hobbit alter-ego Sméagol takes the upper hand of his psyche.

Although Daedelic didn’t say exactly when we might see some gameplay, theSteam FAQ postmentioned it’ll be updated with more details “throughout the upcoming weeks”. For now, we’ll have to make do with the latest shortgameplay overview trailerandcinematic trailerthat released last December.

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