The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
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?
- Released
- 2023
- Developer
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 45 GB
What is The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
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?
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 25 May 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Publisher | Maximum Games, Nacon, Daedalic Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 13 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q93235255, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was The Lord of the Rings: Gollum received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 45 GB |
| Add-on content | 5 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Performance and stutter27 of 300 (9%)
I have never taken drugs in my life; however, I'm pretty sure the framerate drop while I staring into Gollum's eyes is as close to the real thing as you can get.
Steam review, 9 June 2023 · 1 hours played · 136 readers marked it helpful3/ You need to decrease your graphics setting to get roughly 30 fps.
Steam review, 14 December 2023 · 7 hours played · 122 readers marked it helpful - Crashes and freezes26 of 300 (9%)
PC Gamer says Gollum is better than Space Marine 2 There is an unavoidable crash and softlock in chapter 2 I cannot get past it on any of my machines The game is impossible to complete PC Gamer says Gollum is better than Space Marine 2
Steam review, 17 October 2024 · 3 hours played · 234 readers marked it helpfulPlayable and only crashed to desktop twice, but a total disaster.
Steam review, 30 December 2023 · 13 hours played · 233 readers marked it helpful - Softlocks and broken quests10 of 300 (3%)
PC Gamer says Gollum is better than Space Marine 2 There is an unavoidable crash and softlock in chapter 2 I cannot get past it on any of my machines The game is impossible to complete PC Gamer says Gollum is better than Space Marine 2
Steam review, 17 October 2024 · 3 hours played · 234 readers marked it helpfulAlas, this all came to a crashing halt halfway through chapter two, when I got soft locked by the well known “instant game over after reloading a checkpoint” bug.
Steam review, 28 October 2024 · 4 hours played · 68 readers marked it helpful
A further 27 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
24 games overlap with The Lord of the Rings: Gollum on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Hogwarts Legacy, Sonic Frontiers and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Common questions about The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
What platforms is The Lord of the Rings: Gollum on?
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2023.
How much does The Lord of the Rings: Gollum cost?
$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
40% of 1,521 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
Does The Lord of the Rings: Gollum work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates The Lord of the Rings: Gollum as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the The Lord of the Rings: Gollum download?
45 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was developed by Daedalic Entertainment and published by Maximum Games, Nacon, Daedalic Entertainment.