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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!

Released Aug 27, 2024 Developer Free Range Games Publisher North Beach Games Platforms Windows Open World Survival CraftBase-BuildingDwarfSurvivalExploration
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-10)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

81.0%positive12,403 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“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 a song while you are mining in the dark…”

— a player, Steam review · 70 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Lord of the Rings: Return to the Moria is a good, but still somewhat saddening experience. This could've been one of the best survival game out there, both thanks to the universe but also a solid bunch of novel mechanics and unique takes on base building and survival. But…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Not recommended · 70 found this helpful

“Return to Moria is a derivative, sloppy and really sluggish Open World Survival Craft game, topped with a very light sprinkling of LotR lore and locations as a marketing device. The premise is really interesting but completely stilted by a lazy, uninspired and stale execution.…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

8,735all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2025 2026 2.7k avg · Sep 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

27achievements
13.9%median completion
1.8%rarest: We're Gonna Need More Mugs
71.5% of players 55.1% of players 48.9% of players 38.7% of players 38.2% of players 32.7% of players 28.2% of players 26.9% of players 23.1% of players 20.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.6% of players 15.4% of players 13.9% of players 12.3% of players 11.5% of players 8.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.3% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 3.5% of players 2.9% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 71.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.5%Speak Friend — Hidden achievement
55.1%Delving Onward — Hidden achievement
48.9%Miner's Helper — Craft a Steel Pickaxe
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%We're Gonna Need More Mugs — Craft a full set of Brews
1.9%Hard-headed — Craft all the rare Helms
2.1%Shielded — Craft all the rare Shields

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-10 20:53 UTC
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US29.99 USD
EU28.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia43.95 AUD
Canada38.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil88.99 BRL
China108.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-22 08-03 08-16 08-29 09-10

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 31, 2026
Survival Crafting Fest!

Watch the Stream Team Fight, Craft, Build and Survive the Mines of Moria! Pick up the game while its on sale [img src="

Aug 31, 2026
NBG Presents: Stranded Deep 2 - coming in 2027!

How far will you go? From time to time we have news to share from another realm... instead of the Misty Mountains, it's a strange world (perhaps far to the East?) Today we bring news of Stranded Deep

Jun 25, 2026
Return To Moria Summer Sale

55% OFF RTM 34% OFF DURIN'S FOLK 40% OFF ALL OTHER DLC!Get the clan together for a cookout in Moria!

Jun 11, 2026
Sand & Stone Survival Bundle Now Available!

The Dwarves know that survival takes many forms and that none come easy.Today, we're excited to introduce the Sand & Stone Survival Bundle, pairing The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ with the ope

Mar 19, 2026
Live Streaming for Spring!

Khazad-dûm needs a good Spring cleaning!Get your Dwarven clan together and take out the trash!Check out Return to Moria today!

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsOpen World Survival Craft · Base-Building · Dwarf · Survival · Exploration · Crafting · Online Co-Op · Building · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Open World · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements27
Official sitehttps://www.returntomoria.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core i5 (Quad Core or better) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD Recommended