And the writing was on the wall. After the huge flop that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was, Daedalic announced the closure of its development department.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is considered by many as one of the worst games of 2023. And, from the looks of it, the game won’t receive any new major updates.
Daedalic had also plans for a new The Lord of the Rings game. However, the development of this new LOTR game has been halted. Which could be a good thing after what happened with Gollum?
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum never looked that impressive. The fact that the game was delayed multiple times and released in that awful state also speaks for itself. Back then, Daedalic promised to do everything it can in order to fix it. However, it appears that this IP was too big for the studio.
Daedalic will be now focusing on publishing games. For instance, the team will release Unrailed, Barotrauma, Inkulinati, Witch It and Shadow Tactics.
And that is that!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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