User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 176

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  1. May 27, 2023
    10
    It's got everything a man would want and need. LOTR lore, check. Fearsome enemies, check and gorgeous scenery, CHECK!!!!
  2. May 27, 2023
    10
    Bellisimo, superb I say, superb. Anyone who asserts otherwise is just going with the flow.

    Do what is right, not what is popular.
  3. May 27, 2023
    10
    Not sure what everyone's complaining about. Sure it's 70 dollars and looks like it's from the PS2 era, but come on, it's LOTR people! Let's all band together and recommend the game, so we can encourage the industry to continue making games inspired by Middle Earth.
  4. May 27, 2023
    10
    Absolutely sublime... It's like I have ascended and played a game concocted by Tolkien himself. Thankyou for adding to the already magnaminous legacy, that is the Tolkien franchise.
  5. May 26, 2023
    10
    Fantastic game, I loved the gameplay and graphics! Cannot wait for the sequel!
  6. May 26, 2023
    9
    Great game, great graphics, great story, but the camera is a little buggy in some parts :)
  7. May 26, 2023
    10
    No words...simply the game ever.From graphics to a story this game has it!If you are looking for a videogame this is definitely one.
  8. May 26, 2023
    10
    This game is one of the games of all time. We're waiting for the upcoming sequel
  9. May 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So like, imagine if Undertale was actually good. This will surely go down as one of the games the year; maybe even all time. Expand
  10. May 27, 2023
    10
    I like putting googly eyes on my computer and watching them shake as i play the game
  11. Jun 3, 2023
    8
    Interesting characters and beautiful picture, good atmosphere of Middle-Earth, but long climbing may bored you.
  12. May 28, 2023
    10
    This will go down as one of the games ever released. Truly a most smeagoling experience!
  13. May 30, 2023
    10
    Stand together men. For while those who despise this game may pour out from the cracks of this earth, we shall abate the horde and send these encroaching, dithering vermin back from whence they came!
  14. May 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite part of the game is when Gollum said: “Its gollumin’ time” and just gollumed all over the place. Truly one of the most games ever of 2023 ! Expand
Metascore
38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 39
  2. Negative: 26 out of 39
  1. 40
    I really wanted to like The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. I genuinely wanted to enjoy a unique take on a game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. Sadly, Gollum misses the mark. While the story is actually interesting, the gameplay, bugs and mechanics make it a painful slog.
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    60
    Daedalic knew how to make the adventure part work – and it does work, more or less – but everything else screams “amateur hour” so hard, it borders on naïve art. [Issue#262, p.64]
  3. Aug 8, 2023
    20
    There is no sense in pointing out any specific bad decisions — The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is awful on some basic level of a game design. Almost every task infuriates me in this game.