
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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great game, lot of grinding and repetive task but it was fun !
Bon jeux
So much fun... sandbox is hard with the random zones, but that makes for a fun hardcore run.
beğenmediğim yönleri khazad dumda yıkılmış bazı yerleri kazmayla yıkamamak ,
It was a fun but very short adventure. Passed through storyline with my friend. We played total like 30 hours and we finished it. We decided to check sandbox option after that but it was just the same experience but with randomized rooms. ++ If you like or fan of "LoTR universe" you would enjoy a lot of small details from this game. -- If you are just searching for some nice basebuiding/grinding game you should probably check for some other games, like Valheim for example. Pluses: nice design, singing gnomes, storyline and a lot of details from movie like broken bridge of "not passing". Minuses: short, in 20 hours those rooms and caves would feel like same, so may be its even good that storyline is short :)
Waren jetzt bis zur Hälfte gekommen mit 20 Stunden. Es ist ein einziges grausames schlechtes Grindfest. Jegliche Freischaltungen halfen dir für 5 Minuten danach fängt es wieder an. Wozu unterschiedliche Waffen? Energy und Nahrungssystem ist grausam... dieses Schwarzer Diamandsystem ist absolut unterirdisch, mit 3 Leuten spaß gehabt am Anfang. aber hat nachgelassen als man gemerkt hat das vieles nur noch Copy-Paste war. War leider unmöglich zuende zu bringen. Wenn ich meinen Zwerg in ein anderes Savefile bringen muss um die Schwarzen Diamanten zu farmen... dann hat das Game versagt.
Помойка наполненная 1000 багов.... Подъёмник сраный не создаётся даже со всеми предметами и инструментами необходимыми для крафта, написали на форуме базовый баг, спускайтесь по кристаллам. я спустился умер, ещё раз умер и на 3 раз смог спуститься..... ИИИИИ ? ВЕЩЕЙ ♥♥♥♥ НЕТ ! Говнище на которое ♥♥♥♥ 2 года как срут и в первых 20% контента багов как грязи. Не рекомендую к прохождению, квесты баганные, даже выполнив метки о них остаются, за 16 часов игры таких квестов накопилось свыше 30 .... Игра под удаление
I liked it and played it with a friend but I doubt it would have been as fun solo.
Very fun
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.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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