Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle Earth to be released in May

Highly anticipated by the mobile gaming community and Lord of the Rings fans, the release of Lord of the Rings Heroes of Middle-Earth is finally approaching. The adventure and gacha game created by Electronic Arts and Capital Games will make you dive into Tolkien's lore from next May. So let's discover together what Heroes of Middle-Earth has in store for mobile players.

International release of Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-Earth by EA

The upcoming free-to-play title from Electronic Arts begins as you learn about a new ring of power and manage to obtain it. Then, the release of Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-Earth will invite you to go through the next chapters of the story and reveal the fate of this ring. Despite the more than mixed reception of The Rings of Power series on Prime Video, maybe this new title can convince Middle-Earth fans that good adaptations are still to come.

Strategy lovers can also try Rise to War in the same fantasy universe.

For my part, anything that involves free-to-play with microtransactions and Electronic Arts deserves to be at least a little wary. The game promises Tolkien fans to find iconic characters and elements from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in one game.

On the gameplay side, the Lord of the Rings Heroes of Middle-Earth release will open a world filled with turn-based PvP and PvE opportunities. You will have to collect heroes via lootboxes to compose a team of 5 characters always more powerful and hope to progress in the adventure. Find more Gameplay of the LOTR gacha in this article if you are interested in the game. Following its playtest in the Philippines last July, Heroes of Middle-Earth is available for pre-registration until May 10th on Android and iOS.

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When will the LOTR RPG mobile game release?

The release date for LOTR Heroes of Middle Earth, the Lord of the Rings RPG, is May 10, 2023 internationally. This should be the full release of the game on all compatible mobile devices. The technical specifications to run the game with decent graphics have been detailed by Electronic Arts. For now, the majority of modern smartphones with some RAM and free space seem to be affected by the Lord of the Rings Heroes of Middle Earth release on Android and iOS in early May.

The game will be available on Google Play and Appstore except for the following countries: Belgium, People's Republic of China, Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Eastern Ukraine, Cuba and Russia.

Minimum configuration and technical specifications

The minimum configuration to play Heroes of Middle Earth on a cell phone corresponds to the technical characteristics listed opposite.

For Apple smartphones and tablets:

• iOS13 or higher installed on the device;
• iPhone 6S and following generations.

For Android phones and tablets:

• ARM Quad Core 1.6GHZ or higher;
• 2GB of RAM or more;
• Android OS 5.0 or higher installed on the device.

Pre-register for Heroes of Middle Earth

While waiting for the release date, you can pre-register for the game from the official launch site if you're on iOS, otherwise it's all on the game's Play Store page on Android. Pre-registration to LOTR HoME will allow you to get rewards bonuses as soon as the game is launched. So you can boost your account on May 10!