These choices let you piece together a portrait of his fragile personality and get a better understanding of the struggles he faces, explaining why Smeagle eventually gives in to Gollum. Gollum’s story is a known entity, so instead of trying to do something new and daring with it, Daedalic takes the introspective route. The clever thing about Gollum’s choices, however, is that they don’t have to matter. I only had time for one playthrough, and you get just one save file. It’s tough to say what effect, if any, these have on the broader narrative.

We had our first look at the game via some screens back in May 2020, before Daedalic released a teaser trailer a few months later in August.Gollum finds himself at a crossroad during some key moments, where he can either cave into his own horrible demands or let Smeagle’s better nature shine through. The game has since been delayed until 2022 and is coming to both the current PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, as well as the older PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was revealed back in March 2019 with a 2021 release date. Apparently, the character is about “cunning not combat.” Stealth is seemingly one of the core pillars of the game, with developer Daedalic saying that Gollum is mostly a non-combat title. He was then freed, so we're not entirely sure why he is sneaking around in this gameplay. Lord of the Rings nerds will remember that this is where Gollum was taken by the forces of big bad Sauron and was tortured for information about the Ring of Power.

To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Ī trailer for the title ( above) was rolled out during GamesRadar+'s Future Games Show Spring Showcase, and depicts the titular character's escape from the fortress of Barad Dur in Mordor. We've had our first look at the gameplay for the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Features the titular character sneaking around literal evil.

Lord of the rings: gollum gameplay