The Best Fan Theories About Lord of the Rings: Gollum

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Fans of the epic JRR Tolkien series The Lord of the Rings know of the tragic tale of Smeagol, and the developers at Germany's Daedalic Entertainment want to take that story a step further by creating the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Although some fans believe this to be a strange aspect of the Lord of the Rings IP to explore and develop into a game, there are many others who are excited to see what the developers bring to the table.

Announced back in March 2019, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is going to be a stealth-action, cinematic adventure game where the monstrous Gollum takes center stage. However, the developers of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum have only announced a few bits and pieces about the game thus far, and there hasn't been an update since December. The lack of updates has left a lot to the imagination of fans, and some have come up with a few great theories.

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It's clear that the game will draw heavily upon the lore from the written works of Tolkien rather than the movies, thanks to Daedalic's partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises. Still, since 2021's The Game Awards, some questions about the story and timeline have already been answered. So, fans have been attempting to fill the gaps, coming up with fun theories as to what the game's story and the gameplay could entail.

This theory for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum floated around before Daedalic provided details of the game's story, but it seems worth mentioning. Fans of Tolkien's series – whether just the books or only the movies – know how Smeagol turns into the infamous cave-dwelling monster voiced by Andy Serkis. Alas, there hasn't been much more expansion into