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Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Work together or die alone in this epic quest to turn the tides in the War of the Ring.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “satisfying hack-and-slash combat” (12 of 80 reviews) and “co-op with friends” (10); the most common complaint is “paid Legacy Edition” (14). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
12 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Used to play this game on Xbox 360 a decade ago and recently got back into it. still a very good game to pick up if your a Lord of the Rings fan. solid combat and graphics, performance is good, music and sound effects…”
“Aunque es una campaña lineal, la recomiendo por su verosimilitud y por el cruce con la historia del señor de los anillos, variedad de ambientes y mecánica de juego, lo cual hace que volver a jugar este título de vez en…”
10 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Great coop game”
9 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, developed by Snowblind Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, takes an interesting approach to adapting Tolkien’s world by stepping away from the…”
“Aunque es una campaña lineal, la recomiendo por su verosimilitud y por el cruce con la historia del señor de los anillos, variedad de ambientes y mecánica de juego, lo cual hace que volver a jugar este título de vez en…”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Aunque es una campaña lineal, la recomiendo por su verosimilitud y por el cruce con la historia del señor de los anillos, variedad de ambientes y mecánica de juego, lo cual hace que volver a jugar este título de vez en…”
“One of my all time favs just keep coming back.”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Used to play this game on Xbox 360 a decade ago and recently got back into it. still a very good game to pick up if your a Lord of the Rings fan. solid combat and graphics, performance is good, music and sound effects…”
“Dunno where i got the game but its pretty fun. good graphics, fighting is fun, I like it.”
14 of the 80 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 80 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice until the third replay. then it's getting unplayable - one or two suicide goblins are enough for a wipe. The Mistake that many good games have: A sudden increase in damage-output which can't compensated. Maybe in…”
3 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
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— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Good game, sad its not avaliable any more”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Decent visuals and take on the lore; unfortunately, the game was fully balanced for a party of 3 real players. The solo experience, even on Normal, is punishing with too many waves of enemies and often very few means to kill them all before you are overwhelmed, as the AI…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Action · Co-op · Fantasy · Hack and Slash · Online Co-Op · Third Person · Action RPG · Adventure · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | http://www.warinthenorth.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD 64 X2 4400 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2006 or later GeForce 8600 or Radeon HD 2600 DirectX®: dx90 Hard Drive: 10 GB HD space Sound: 100% DirectX 9 compatible Audio Device