The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth is a multiplayer/strategy mobile game developed by Kabam, with involvement from Warner Bros. The game is free-to-play, with in-app purchases available for those who wish to give themselves a competitive advantage. The game was released October 2012. It was released along with The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age. Players choose to play as dwarves, elves. Each race's city looks slightly different, and the buildings and troops have different names. E.g. dwarvish catapults are elvish ents.