LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™
Open-world LEGO adventure retelling Middle-earth's film trilogy with humor
Traveller's Tales · Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · Released Nov 27, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 16K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 77 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 87
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Sep 1, 2025
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™?
An open-world action-adventure based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. You explore Middle-earth, fight enemies, solve puzzles, switch among unlockable characters, and collect materials to forge items while following Frodo’s journey to destroy the Ring.
For you if...
- +you enjoy easy combat, straightforward puzzles, and LEGO humor
- +you want local drop-in co-op through Middle-earth
- +you like exploring between missions in an open world
Not for you if...
- −you want demanding combat and complex puzzles
- −you prefer a serious retelling without LEGO comedy
What players say
90% of 16,164 reviews are positive · 89% of 77 in the last 30 days
Players praise the humorous film adaptation, explorable Middle-earth, movie dialogue and soundtrack, and local co-op. The common complaint is a wide range of bugs, including crashes, stuttering, broken scripted events, softlocks, camera problems, and controls that can force level restarts.
Screenshots and trailer
LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3, Vista, or Windows® 7
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU @ 2GHz (Pentium D or better)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® 7600, 7800, 8800 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 1950 or higher
- Memory
- 1GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB free HDD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 48
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Adventure
- Local Co-Op
- Action
- Fantasy
- Open World
- Comedy
- Family Friendly
- Co-op
- Singleplayer
- Funny
- Casual
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Split Screen
- Controller
- Platformer
Recent updates
- Sep 1, 2025 · Update
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