The Lord of the Rings: Conquest vs The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an action-adventure game from Pandemic Studios (2009) while The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an action-adventure open-world game from Daedalic Entertainment (2023).
Quick answer: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest has the higher Metacritic, 61 to 38.
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
What each one is
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is filed under Action-Adventure. In contrast, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum under Action-Adventure and Open-World.
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a 2009 action game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is derived from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and borrows many gameplay mechanics from Pandemic's Star Wars: Battlefront games. The game allows the player to play as both the forces of good and evil.
Play as Gollum on his quest to retrieve his Precious. You will need to climb the mountains of Mordor, sneak around Mirkwood and make difficult choices. Who will gain the upper hand: the cunning Gollum or the innocent Smeagol?
Story, characters and reception
Reception
Reception The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . Critics unfavorably compared the game to Star Wars: Battlefront . IGN UK felt the game "offers much sound and fury but little substance [... (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting and characters The Lord of the Rings: Gollum occurs between the events of J. R. R. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The Lord of the Rings: Gollum "was panned by critics and players and met with low sales". On Metacritic , the game received "generally unfavorable reviews", and 4% of critics recommended the game on OpenCritic . Metacritic listed the PlayStation 5 version the worst game of 2023, attributing this to its gameplay, controls, visuals, bugs, and requirement for extensive knowledge of Tolkien's literature. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 4.3/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mixed (40%, 1,521) |
| Critic aggregate | 61/100 | 38/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | 45 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2009 | 2023 |
| Developer | Pandemic Studios | Daedalic Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest vs The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
The Lord of the Rings: ConquestAction-adventure gameThe Lord of the Rings: GollumAction-adventure open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
The Lord of the Rings: ConquestNo descriptive tagsThe Lord of the Rings: GollumAdventure, Fantasy, Story RichThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest ✓Metacritic 61The Lord of the Rings: GollumMetacritic 38Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest—The Lord of the Rings: Gollum1,521 reviews · 5 add-ons · 45 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
The Lord of the Rings: ConquestUnknownThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Metacritic 61)
Where they differ
AdventureFantasyStory RichLore-RichActionChoices Matter
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for The Lord of the Rings: Conquest and 1 for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are The Lord of the Rings: Conquest and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum in scope?
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest lists little scope data. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has drawn 1,521 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 45 GB.
Is The Lord of the Rings: Conquest or The Lord of the Rings: Gollum better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest or The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get The Lord of the Rings: Conquest or The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest has the higher Metacritic, 61 to 38. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.