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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!

What works

  • Immersive tolkien setting and lore
  • Cooperative multiplayer enhances experience
  • Engaging crafting and building systems
  • Atmospheric music and singing
  • Steady progression and exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat can feel clunky and shallow
  • Building mechanics have limitations and snapping issues
  • Some repetitiveness and linearity in campaign
  • Performance issues on lower-end systems reported
  • Lack of deep npc interaction or advanced ai

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition

  • Goblin Cleanup

  • The Last Hero of Nostalgaia

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • Dead Space™ 3

  • Voidtrain

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ but with more leadership over others

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem

  • Eon Altar

  • Risen 2: Dark Waters

  • Grounded

More competitive

Games that feels like The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ but with more competition against others

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • DARK SOULS™ II

  • Hellpoint

  • E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

  • PERISH

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ but with less focus on close relationships

  • Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast

  • Painkiller Hell & Damnation

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Sacred 2 Gold

Less social

Games that feels like The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Hogwarts Legacy

  • Lies of P

  • Monomyth

  • YAR: Forgotten Throne

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • The Outer Worlds 2

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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026