“We have a completely mind-blowing ready team to delve into what this universe has to offer,” he said. “And this is, again, an absolute passion project.” Stolz-Zwilling went on to note that the studio wants the Middle-earth RPG to be “deeply immersive”. To achieve this, “it will be a living world,” he explained. “There will be interesting characters, memorable places, and of course a strong narrative focus.”

Stolz-Zwilling went on to speak about how the team feels working on both projects, and how its experience in developing Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Deliverance 2 has prepared it to tackle entirely new RPGs.

“No matter which world we are working on, you can absolutely trust us and believe that we will build the games in a very specific Warhorse way. We pledged to that, this is our oath,” he said.

“With KCD1 and KCD2, we have a very unique way of how we craft RPGs, how we understand RPGs,” he continued. “I said in one interview with someone at Gamescom that we want to become the new kings of RPGs. I still stand by that. I know it’s a bit ‘haha’ and nosy, but I really stand by that. I think we have our very own formula you guys love, and that’s one of the reasons why the news yesterday cast these huge waves because people trust that we know what we’re doing.”

Warhorse Studios had officially announced that it was working on a “new Kingdom Come adventure” and an “open world Middle-earth RPG” earlier this month through a post on social media. In a recent earnings report, parent company Embracer Group has said that it is aiming to release the new Kingdom Come game by the start of the next fiscal year, putting its release window between April 2027 and March 2028.

The company also noted that the Kingdom Come game doesn’t have the Deliverance title attached, which means it could feature a new cast of characters and tell an entirely new story.

More recently, Stolz-Zwilling and community manager Tom Grey have confirmed that the new Kingdom Come game will be an open-world RPG. The project is led by Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2‘s lead designer, Prokop Jirsa. The Middle-earth RPG, on the other hand, is being handled by Deliverance 2 design director Viktor Bocan.

Stolz-Zwilling said that the new Kingdom Come adventure will “continue expanding the universe of Kingdom Come. That is also very dear to us. Do not forget that Kingdom Come: Deliverance always was and still is and always will be an absolute passion project here in the studio.”

In a new Community Stream, communications director Tobias Stolz-Zwilling and community manager Tom Grey clarified this fact, along with reaffirming a potential release in fiscal year 2027 (so anywhere between April 1st, 2027, and March 31st, 2028). The new title is led by Prokop Jirsa, who served as lead designer on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Meanwhile, the Middle-earth RPG is helmed by the same title’s design director, Viktor Bocan.

Why doesn’t Warhorse Studios call it Kingdom Come: Deliverance 3? Given that the last title served as the end of Henry’s adventure, perhaps it’s the start of a brand new story. It’s further reinforced by Stolz-Zwilling saying that they would “continue expanding the universe of Kingdom Come. That is also very dear to us. Do not forget that Kingdom Come: Deliverance always was and still is and always will be an absolute passion project here in the studio.”

Of course, there’s no release date for the Middle-earth RPG or really anything about its gameplay and mechanics. Interestingly, rumors claim that Crystal Dynamics is working on a role-playing game based on The Lord of the Rings. How this will differ from Warhorse’s effort remains to be seen, so stay tuned for updates.

Of course, further details will have to wait until the “time is right.” Rumors of Warhorse’s involvement began in March, seemingly referring to the same Lord of the Rings project reported back in September 2025. The latter has the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) allegedly providing a partial investment of about $100 million.

While little is known about it, the project will reportedly go toe-to-toe with WB Games’ Hogwarts Legacy. However, a new report from Insider Gaming later alleged that Crystal Dynamics was the developer (though it didn’t refute Warhorse making its own title in the same universe).

With the Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer referring to it as a “Middle-earth” RPG instead of an entry in The Lord of the Rings saga, it could very well be something completely different. How it will pan out remains to be seen, but given the acclaim that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 received – and promises that Warhorse’s next game would be a “huge, immersive RPG” – there are certainly high expectations.

Stay tuned for more updates as usual. As for the new Kingdom Come title, perhaps a spin-off with Sir Hans Capon as the leading man? We can only hope.