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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™

Daedalic Entertainment · 2023-05-25

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: The Lord of the Rings · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 25, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 25, 2023 (PlayStation 5), May 25, 2023 (PlayStation 4), May 25, 2023 (Xbox One), May 25, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

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?

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ is a 2023 Action, Adventure, and RPG priced at $49.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and Mixed reviews (40% of 1538 reviews).

4
playing now
40%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
7,267
twitch viewers (latest)
7267.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
46/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
40/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (194 downloads)
2.43★
PlayStation Store rating (2,282 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an action-adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment. The game, set in the fictional world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien, takes place in between the events of The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. The player controls Gollum through a series of locations, such as Cirith Ungol, Barad-dûr, and Mirkwood, as he attempts to find Bilbo Baggins and retake the One Ring whilst battling and avoiding Sauron. It was announced in March 2019 and delayed from its September 2021 launch window.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (247 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–69k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,538 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 173 of 225 observed days · $6.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15615620232026Week of 2023-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1683May 2023Aug 2026May 2023 — avg 168 · peak 502Jun 2023 — avg 23 · peak 109Jul 2023 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 21Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2024 — avg 21 · peak 91Jan 2025 — avg 12 · peak 31Feb 2025 — avg 9 · peak 26Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 26Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$2.992023-04-132026-10-142023-04-13 — best price $49.992023-08-30 — best price $49.992023-11-01 — best price $34.492023-12-04 — best price $17.492024-01-10 — best price $49.992024-02-07 — best price $14.992024-03-22 — best price $36.742024-04-26 — best price $49.992024-05-21 — best price $14.992024-06-19 — best price $14.992024-07-25 — best price $30.392024-09-05 — best price $14.992024-09-28 — best price $11.802024-10-22 — best price $11.152024-11-08 — best price $11.152024-11-27 — best price $14.992025-01-04 — best price $49.992025-03-11 — best price $4.992025-04-17 — best price $9.502025-05-08 — best price $49.992025-06-16 — best price $5.992025-07-18 — best price $6.442025-08-15 — best price $9.612025-09-08 — best price $4.992025-10-13 — best price $49.992025-11-03 — best price $41.472025-12-03 — best price $3.822026-01-08 — best price $48.492026-02-04 — best price $49.992026-03-12 — best price $8.952026-04-14 — best price $9.992026-05-11 — best price $49.992026-06-12 — best price $4.992026-07-10 — best price $9.992026-07-28 — best price $9.992026-08-23 — best price $49.992026-09-11 — best price $2.992026-09-27 — best price $9.992026-10-13 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4701632026-05-31 — 203 pageviews2026-06-04 — 244 pageviews2026-06-08 — 213 pageviews2026-06-12 — 193 pageviews2026-06-16 — 190 pageviews2026-06-20 — 187 pageviews2026-06-24 — 181 pageviews2026-06-28 — 178 pageviews2026-07-02 — 167 pageviews2026-07-06 — 189 pageviews2026-07-10 — 172 pageviews2026-07-14 — 234 pageviews2026-07-18 — 204 pageviews2026-07-22 — 202 pageviews2026-07-26 — 250 pageviews2026-07-30 — 178 pageviews2026-08-03 — 198 pageviews2026-08-07 — 192 pageviews2026-08-11 — 307 pageviews2026-08-15 — 358 pageviews2026-08-19 — 205 pageviews2026-08-23 — 260 pageviews2026-08-27 — 214 pageviews2026-08-31 — 199 pageviews2026-09-04 — 198 pageviews2026-09-08 — 225 pageviews2026-09-12 — 215 pageviews2026-09-16 — 203 pageviews2026-09-20 — 470 pageviews2026-09-24 — 250 pageviews2026-09-28 — 193 pageviews2026-10-02 — 174 pageviews2026-10-06 — 174 pageviews2026-10-09 — 195 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
59.6%
earned "The Wraith"
7.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing5 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-05-25 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DRPGActionCombatPuzzleFantasyAdventureCinematicLore-RichStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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