
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!
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Summoned to the Misty Mountains by Lord Gimli Lockbearer himself, you must answer the call and reclaim Moria, the legendary home beneath the mountain! You will need both your axe and your wit to survive, craft, build and explore the deep, sprawling mines. But beware, many dangers still lurk in the shadows…
Set in a procedurally generated Dwarven realm of Moria, no two adventures will be alike. Journey on your own or call upon your online companions to aid you!

KEY GAME FEATURES
Live the story - Restore the long-lost ancient kingdom of Khazad-dûm to its former glory and recover Dwarven landmarks as the story progresses.
Explore the Mines - Procedurally generated environments are filled with resources, hidden secrets, and dangers, offering a new experience every time you venture into the mines.
Build the Bases - Reveal and clear new locations to create architecture on a grand scale. Get creative and construct bases from scratch or build upon the existing environment.
Survive the Dark - To survive, you must conserve resources, hunt and gather for food and manage sleep, temperature, and noise levels.
Craft the Tools - Craft and loot legendary armor, weapons, and tools. Rebuild legendary forges and rediscover Dwarven crafting and smithing technologies.
Co-op Multiplayer: Adventure alone or band together with friends in online cooperative multiplayer.

Live as a Dwarf in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth!
Mine for resources
Battle the Dark forces
Sing Dwarven songs
Pay attention to glowing weapons (the Orcs are near!)
Uncover powerful enchantments
Brew different kinds of ale
Customize your Dwarf - beard styles included, of course!
Enjoy epic voice acting - including Khuzdul!
Find traces of the Fellowship
And so much more…

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Hours played at review time, across 89 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
un ser horripilante me asecho hasta mi hogar le pelee por que me quiso robar y luego de todo lo ocurrido me metí al juego y me paso exactamente lo mismo, solo que era un enano
I love this game. I love getting lost in it. The best way to play it is just start the game and start exploring in sandbox and don't use any hints unless you are hopelessly stuck. Fantastic game.
Played with 1 other person on a dedicated server. Performance was horrendous. Even with the server and game on SSDs the load times were very hard to push through. Combat curve was inconsistent. Very little content in the grand scheme of things. Even Durin Folk DLC doesn't add all that much. More time spent waiting for the monuments to be built than actual content or difference in gameplay loop. Yes I have 75 hours in the game. But I have left my game open just to get the monuments to build. Even with 4 workers it takes several hours to complete each one. And that isn't to mention the grind required for materials for each one. Inventory management is the bare minimum required to ship the game. Kind of neat to see the stockpiles of materials around your base but chest organization and limited space in gold piles are disappointing. Did two campaign playthroughs. Got the base game in Humble Monthly and enjoyed it enough to try the DLC for $10. I feel ripped off having paid for the DLC.
one of the best lord of the rigns adventure survival game there is.
Good Game
very good multiplayer survial game for people who the story and want to explore all of moria
Froze in the middle of playthrough and corrupted the save... awesome.
LOTR: Return to Moria continues to be a fun experience, even on repeated playthroughs. I did both a cooperative and solo playthrough back when it initially launched on Steam, and again recently having started a new cooperative playthrough to try out the DLC. At its core, Return to Moria is a survival/crafting-lite game, similar moreso to something like Valheim than something like Ark. Even for my friends who are not fans of LOTR, but just survival crafters in general, were able to find enjoyable moments to keep the game engaging. As a LOTR fan, I do find some of the Fanservice moments to be sometimes derivative but it manages to itch that "Dwarf mining underground" vibe. If you want a chill, dwarf cave explorer vibe, then this is a good game to add to your collection. If you don't like survival crafters, even lite ones, then you may want to skip over it.
Кривая поделка на выживач для вытягивания денег с любителей LOTR
próba zarobienia na LOTR, sama gra jest ekstremalnie liniowa, nudzi po kilku godzinach i nie posiada w sobie nic co by zachęcało do jakiejkolwiek formy progresji, Słabe/średnie
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Audience
Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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