Electronic Arts and Capital Games announced on Wednesday that the mobile game is now available to download on the App Store and Google Play Store.
Heroes of Middle-earth brings together various characters from the fiction (such as Frodo, Sam, Legolas, and Pippen) into an experience that can be played solo or against other players. It “[pushes] the bounds of the narrative canon” by allowing users to wield a ring that brings certain characters into battle, which is shown in the new gameplay trailer.
The mobile game is styled after turn-based strategy RPGs, and will also feature new characters and regular in-game events that aim to “expand the narrative” and add more content for players to experience. Capital Games noted in its announcement that future post-release content updates will include “even more ways to explore Middle-earth.”
Players looking to check out The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth can download the game now on the App Store and Google Play Store for free.
The new game is just one of five games in the works. , , and Wētā Workshop’s console game are the three other known ones, but the fifth one is a mystery.
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