The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
Co-op survival crafting beneath Moria with dwarven base building
Free Range Games · Published by North Beach Games · Released Aug 27, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 83 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 371
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 7 months ago
- Feb 12, 2026
What is The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™?
A survival-crafting action RPG set in the procedurally generated mines of Moria during Middle-earth's Fourth Age. Alone or in online co-op, you mine resources, explore tunnels, fight enemies, gather food, manage survival needs, craft gear, and build bases while working to reclaim Khazad-dûm.
For you if...
- +you want Tolkien lore and a dwarven survival setting
- +you prefer mining, crafting, and building with friends
- +you enjoy exploring procedurally generated underground areas
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast progression without repeated resource gathering
- −you expect precise combat and responsive enemy behavior
- −you rely on clear maps for underground navigation
What players say
81% of 12,478 reviews are positive · 79% of 83 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the Tolkien lore, dwarven atmosphere, exploration, and co-op play. Common complaints focus on repetitive layouts, confusing navigation, slow gear-gated progression, and clunky combat. Some players also report progression-blocking bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel® Core i5 (Quad Core or better)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- SSD Recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i7 (6 Core or better)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- SSD Recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Dwarves
- Base Building
- Open World Survival Craft
- Survival
- Online Co-Op
- Exploration
- Crafting
- Building
- Adventure
- Multiplayer
- Open World
- Action-Adventure
- PvE
- Sandbox
- RPG
- Action
Recent updates
- Feb 12, 2026 · Patch 1.6.7 Release Notes
- Dec 18, 2025 · Hotfix 1.6.6 - Release Notes
- Dec 15, 2025 · Patch 1.6.5 and the Yule-Tide Update have released
- Dec 11, 2025 · Yule-tide Pack to Receive Content Update!
- Nov 18, 2025 · Durin's Folk Expansion Launch and Title Update 1.6 Patch Notes + Update!
8 DLC available.
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