The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

What it is

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is a survival crafting adventure from Free Range Games, set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Players answer Gimli’s call to reclaim Moria, exploring procedurally generated mines for resources, secrets and threats. The work of restoring the Dwarven kingdom includes building bases, crafting tools and equipment, and rebuilding forges. Survival also means gathering food and managing sleep, temperature and noise. You can play alone or join friends in online co-op; the listed description allows up to eight players in co-op. Steam features include multiplayer, online co-op, cross-platform multiplayer, achievements, full controller support, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The game is listed for Windows and Xbox Series X|S, while its Steam platform listing is Windows. North Beach Games is the publisher. The changing mine layouts mean each expedition can offer a different arrangement to explore.

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Who it suits

It suits players who want to gather resources, build and manage survival needs in a Tolkien setting. Friends looking for online cooperative play can explore Moria together.

Return to Moria centers on exploration, crafting and survival, with solo and online cooperative play. Its procedural mines and base-building give groups reasons to explore and develop the reclaimed realm.