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Lord of the Rings: War in the North

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.

Released Nov 1, 2011 Developer Snowblind Studios Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Platforms Windows RPGActionCo-opFantasyHack and Slash
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

81.3%positive9,352 reviews
Recommended · 63 found this helpful

“I will leave the cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Good game, sad its not avaliable any more”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

11playing at last check
2224-hour peak
4,649all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.3k avg · Nov 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

46achievements
28.9%median completion
2.9%rarest: Against All Odds
78.5% of players 76.1% of players 67.0% of players 61.2% of players 60.1% of players 57.4% of players 51.7% of players 47.3% of players 46.9% of players 46.8% of players 44.0% of players 41.6% of players 41.3% of players 38.6% of players 35.6% of players 35.1% of players 33.4% of players 33.3% of players 32.0% of players 32.0% of players 31.6% of players 31.0% of players 29.2% of players 28.9% of players 27.4% of players 27.3% of players 26.7% of players 25.9% of players 24.2% of players 23.7% of players 23.1% of players 23.1% of players 21.0% of players 19.8% of players 18.4% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 11.7% of players 10.1% of players 8.7% of players 7.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 3.5% of players 2.9% of players 78.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.5%Friend to the Eagles — Hidden achievement
76.1%Sudden Fury — Perform 3 critical hits within 10 seconds.
67.0%Elf-friend — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%Against All Odds — Complete a playthrough on Legendary difficulty.
3.5%Well-arrayed — Equip all parts of an armor set.
4.3%Living Shield — Absorb 25,000 total damage during the course of 1 level.

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Action · Co-op · Fantasy · Hack and Slash · Online Co-Op · Third Person · Action RPG · Adventure · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Controller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil *
Achievements46
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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