Warhorse Studios Confirms Lord of the Rings RPG, New Kingdom Come Game Also in Development

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Warhorse Studios, the developer behind the successful Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which has sold over 5 million copies, has confirmed it is developing two major new projects. These include a new installment in the Kingdom Come series and an ambitious open-world role-playing game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe. The studio officially announced these developments on May 20, 2026, through a post on X. This news emerged during an Embracer Group shareholder presentation, where Phil Rogers officially unveiled Fellowship Entertainment. This new structure, set to consolidate Embracer’s most significant franchises, including all Middle-earth related content, will launch in 2027. Warhorse Studios and the Kingdom Come: Deliverance license will become part of this entity, which is slated for a stock market introduction next year.

The presentation aimed to reassure investors by highlighting the strength of Embracer’s intellectual properties and the capabilities of its studios within the future organization. Phil Rogers confirmed that a new Kingdom Come game is planned for the next fiscal year, concluding before March 2028. The relatively near timeline suggests this might be a smaller project or a spin-off, rather than a direct sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. While Embracer referred to it as an adventure rather than a massive RPG in direct continuity with the previous title, it will still be an open-world experience. The second major announcement concerns the open-world RPG based on the Middle-earth license. This franchise has notably lacked major productions for several years, especially after the cancellation of Amazon Games’ MMO and the closure of Monolith Productions by Warner Bros., the studio behind The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War.

Middle-earth’s Ambitious Open-World RPG by Warhorse Studios Coming Soon, Beyond Traditional Lord of the Rings Era

Phil Rogers expressed considerable ambition for this project, stating, “Warhorse Studios has shown with Kingdom Come that it is one of the best open-world RPG studios in the world. Middle-earth deserves a game of this ambition and quality.” While no release window has been announced for the Middle-earth RPG, players can expect to wait several years before its debut. The game is anticipated to follow a template similar to the studio’s Kingdom Come: Deliverance titles, featuring realistic and intricate mechanics, but enhanced with fantasy elements to capture the classic Lord of the Rings atmosphere. It is also speculated that this Middle-earth RPG may not be set during the traditional Lord of the Rings era.

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