Overview
- Warhorse publicly confirmed on Friday that it is developing two separate open‑world role‑playing games: one set in Middle‑earth and a new entry in the Kingdom Come franchise.
- The studio named internal leads for each project, saying Prokop Jirsa will head the Kingdom Come team and Viktor Bocan will lead the Lord of the Rings development.
- Embracer clarified that the Kingdom Come project is a traditional video game and reiterated a conditional release window of fiscal 2027–28 if development proceeds without major delays.
- Key commercial and production details remain unannounced: scope, platforms, exact release dates and budgets are not confirmed and third‑party reports of roughly USD 100 million in funding have not been verified.
- The announcement builds on Warhorse’s reputation for detailed medieval RPGs and player‑noticed Tolkien easter eggs in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which helps explain the studio’s fit for a Middle‑earth title and raises close scrutiny of how the licensed game will differ from past entries.