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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

81% positive · 12,245 Steam reviews · released Aug 27, 2024 · by Free Range Games

Open World Survival CraftBase-BuildingDwarfSurvivalExplorationCraftingOnline Co-OpBuilding

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~323,268 (P10–P90: 129,307 – 711,190)

Gross revenue: ~$7,949,742 ($3,179,892 – $17,489,442)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 65% positive across 298 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).

Gameplay & mechanics51% positive · 77 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Story & writing65% positive · 63 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Multiplayer & community72% positive · 46 mentions
“LOTR: Return to Moria does a really great job with the whole dwarf theme. You really feel like you are a dwarf trying to take back your lost home. The voice acting is very good, and the singing is just amazing. Hearing your character sing…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 69 h played
Performance & stability43% positive · 44 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Content & longevity40% positive · 42 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Price & value51% positive · 35 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Visuals & audio38% positive · 32 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Controls & UI67% positive · 27 mentions
“This game is fun, if the premise of dwarf-ing it up in caves from LotR sounds great to you, but it's buggy, and the developers are leaving it in this state. I can see why it's decisive, especially among the fans in spaces like the Discord…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 44 h played
Difficulty & balance53% positive · 19 mentions
“If there was a "mixed" option, I'd choose it, but without, it's a "yes" over "no". The game is fun in a group. The overall execution is great, the co-op mechanics are nice, the various dwarf songs are awesome, and you'll get plenty of…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 28 h played

299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

3D

Structure

Open worldSandbox

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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