The Lord of the Rings Online™

81% positive of 23,323 Steam reviews

Released: 2012
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Standing Stone Games. Published by Daybreak Game Company LLC.

About the game

Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.

Tagged by players

MMORPG
Massively Multiplayer
Based On A Novel
Open World
Fantasy
RPG
Character Customization
Online Co-Op
Co-op
Adventure
Exploration
Survival

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The Lord of the Rings Online™

81% positive of 23,323 Steam reviews

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Released: 2012
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Standing Stone Games. Published by Daybreak Game Company LLC.

About the game

Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.

Tagged by players

MMORPG
Massively Multiplayer
Based On A Novel
Open World
Fantasy
RPG
Character Customization
Online Co-Op
Co-op
Adventure
Exploration
Survival

What players say

Recommended
2023 Update: First major concern a lot of people have about LOTRO - is it dead? (Still) No. It still has a very healthy playerbase, big enough that the even the RP servers feel populated. So don't let your worries about population turn you away. The numbers online are not always accurate, so I'd be wary of trusting outside reporting. This is a classic MMORPG. It's going to be familiar to anyone that has played…
14 h played when written. 65 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The steam client is trash. BUT The game is amazing, It looks stunning for a game that came out when it did and the newer areas show the love the developers have put into the game, I dont use the steam client though because it has caused me some issues. PROS: Follows LOTR lore almost perfectly Classes are varied Community is always friendly THE MUSIC SYSTEM! Its so good. You can either play by hand or use .abc…
5 h played when written. 24 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I started to play this game back in 2007 when it came out (i wanted to try something different from WOW and GW so i started to play this with thoes 2). I remember then having problems with game (hard to start, game crash but when it worked it was OK). So i managed to make som 1.5 k hours in it. I got back to it when it came to steam - but only for 48h and that was too much. After a long time i wanted to get back to…
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