Warhorse Studios Announces Two New Projects
Having achieved great success with Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios has officially announced that they are working on two new games. The studio confirmed long-standing rumors, revealing that they are developing both an open-world Middle-earth RPG and a brand new Kingdom Come game.
The official statement from Warhorse is as follows:
“You might have heard the rumours, it’s time to reveal what we are working on. An open world Middle-earth RPG. A new Kingdom Come adventure. We’re excited to tell you more when the time is right.”
An Open-World RPG is Coming to Middle-earth
Rumors that Warhorse Studios was developing a Middle-earth game had been circulating for a long time. Now, these rumors have finally become official. The studio is working on an open-world RPG set in Tolkien’s legendary universe.
How a team that has proven its expertise in historical realism with the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series will approach a fantasy universe is a major point of curiosity. Given Warhorse’s detailed world design and deep RPG mechanics, it’s safe to say that Middle-earth could become highly intriguing in their hands. However, how the studio’s DNA—renowned for historical realism—will adapt to a fantasy setting remains an equally big question mark.
At the moment, no concrete details have been shared about the game. There is no information yet regarding which era it will be set in, which characters will appear, or what the gameplay mechanics will look like.
A New Kingdom Come Adventure
The second announcement is a new Kingdom Come game. However, there is a notable nuance here: the studio used the phrase “Kingdom Come”, not “Kingdom Come Deliverance”. This suggests that the new game might not be a direct sequel to the Deliverance series.
Furthermore, while they explicitly used the term “open world RPG” for the Middle-earth project, they only described the Kingdom Come project as “a new adventure.” This hints that the new Kingdom Come project could be smaller in scope or perhaps a different genre of game altogether.
Since Kingdom Come: Deliverance II largely wrapped up Henry’s story, it seems highly likely that this new game will feature a different time period or a new protagonist.
That’s All We Know for Now
There is currently no additional information available for either project. Neither release dates nor gameplay details have been shared. Warhorse Studios stated that they will share more “when the time is right.” We will continue to follow the developments.