Warhorse Studios confirms open-world Middle-earth RPG and new Kingdom Come adventure

**Warhorse Studios confirms open-world Middle-earth RPG and new Kingdom Come adventure** is the kind of update that asks players to pause the backlog spreadsheet for a minute because it may shape what is worth watching, downloading, or waiting on next.

Warhorse Studios has finally confirmed the rumors: the Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer is working on an open-world RPG set in Middle-earth. The studio also confirmed that a new Kingdom Come adventure is in development, though it did not share details about either project. That is a massive double announcement. Warhorse has built its reputation on grounded, immersive historical role-playing, so the idea of the team tackling Tolkien’s world is immediately exciting. Middle-earth has had action games, strategy games and MMOs, but a dense open-world RPG from the Kingdom Come studio could offer something very different: slower exploration, grounded systems, faction life, survival pressure and consequences that make the world feel lived-in. The challenge is enormous. Tolkien fans are protective, and Middle-earth cannot feel like generic fantasy with famous names pasted on top. The new Kingdom Come project is also intriguing because Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has kept the studio’s medieval RPG identity strong. For RPG fans, Warhorse just became one of the most important studios to watch.

If you play on PC or Console, the practical question is not just what was announced, but whether it changes your release calendar, patch expectations, platform plans, or the next thing competing for your weekend. We are keeping this report tight to the source details rather than dressing it up with guesses.

Source: [Gematsu](https://www.gematsu.com/2026/05/warhorse-studios-developing-open-world-middle-earth-rpg-and-new-kingdom-come-adventure)