A short gameplay clip from the new Lord of the Rings real-time strategy game developed by modders shows Uruk-hais marching in Unreal Engine 4. Preview: New information about the fan remake of Battle for Middle-earth The video also shows the base construction with the Isengard faction and at the end the developers walk past an impressive army from the perspective of an orc. The clip comes from the first gameplay reveal in 2020, the engine has since been switched to Unreal 5. Battle for Middle-Earth Reforged does not yet have a release date; the non-commercial project has been in the works for five years.