The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria — Reviews and ratings, description, release date, official game website, system requirements, and player ratings.

Release date

October 24, 2023

Developer

Free Range Games

Publisher

Free Range Games

Genre

Adventure Strategy Simulator

Platform

PC Xbox Series X/S Sony PlayStation 5

Engine

Unreal Engine[1]

Mode(s)

Single-player, Multiplayer

Web-site

Official

Summary

Welcome to The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, the only survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth, the iconic fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summoned to the Misty Mountains by Lord Gimli Lockbearer, players take control of a company of Dwarves tasked to reclaim the lost spoils from the Dwarven homeland of Moria - known as Khazad-dum or Dwarrowdelf - in the depths below their very feet. Their quest will require fortitude, delving deep into the Mines of Moria to recover its treasures.

Excavate the mysteries of three legendary mountains, extract precious metals, scrape to survive, and battle unspeakable forces to learn the secret of the Shadow that lurks within.

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Oyungezer December 18, 2023

If Lord of the Rings and "survival-crafting" combo sounds good to you, this is the game for you. Still, you'll have to work hard to overlook its faults.

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TheSixthAxis December 3, 2023

Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria has the potential to be a challenging and enjoyable multiplayer experience. The loop of mining, crafting, and exploring is a satisfying one when overwhelming hordes of goblins aren’t haranguing you. There doesn’t seem to be any real optimisation for solo players so I’d probably stay clear unless you can get a band of dwarves together to brave the darkness of the mines.

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GamingBolt November 21, 2023

Despite a strong premise and decent progression, this survival sandbox title falls flat in the gameplay department.

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Games.cz November 16, 2023

An average survival game, with a functional but unremarkable gameplay offering nothing we haven't seen repeatedly elsewhere. It fails to captivate through its story or combat, with its only real strength lying in the immersive environment and the portrayal of the Lord of the Rings lore. This means that if you're not interested in Tolkien's world, Return to Moria isn't worth your attention.

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Checkpoint Gaming November 13, 2023

The Lords of the Rings: Return to Moria has some very solid ideas. A game set in the Fourth Age is incredibly interesting and exciting. This is why it’s such a shame that Return to Moria is not a success. There is a lot of heart in it, sure, but the core gameplay loop just isn’t engaging enough to make the game worth buying over other survival titles, even if you are a big LOTR fan.

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