An Open-World Lord of the Rings RPG from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s Studio Could Be the Stuff of Legends

As a nearly lifelong Lord of the Rings devotee and, within the last 8 years, a massive Kingdom Come: Deliverance fan, imagine my excitement when I heard the rumors that KCD2 developer Warhorse Studios is currently working on an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG. I’ve never been ashamed of the fact that I gave Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 a perfect score when I reviewed it last year, and a big part of that came down to what Warhorse values: immersion, consequence, and a world that feels like it’s moving whether I’m there or not. And if there’s any fantasy universe that arguably demands that kind of attention to detail, it’s Middle-earth. That’s why this potential pairing feels like something that probably should have happened years ago, and that’s why, if it’s real, it could be the stuff of legends.