5 Best Lord of the Rings Games
Lord of the Rings is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of all time, whether as a book or a movie, and for a good reason. It’s a great story with amazing characters and a world you won’t soon forget.
Me and my family love watching Lord of The Rings movies during cold winter days. We make preparations and get a bunch of food, snacks, and beverages and we spend the whole day re-watching the holy trilogy. It’s one of the sacred traditions of our household that we’ll probably cherish for the rest of our lives.
But if rewatching the movies isn’t enough and you need more LOTR in your life then I suggest playing some of the games based on this epic action-adventure fantasy. There are more than 5 games out there but these are the ones I found most enjoyable.
1.The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online is a free MMORPG taking place during the events of The Lord of the Rings. The game was released back in 2007 and since then it had numerous expansions.
I understand that not everyone is a fan of MMORPG’s and considering that this one is a little bit older, you might be reluctant to try it out.
So let me try to make a case for the game.
Firstly, if you somehow missed it, it’s FREE. If that didn’t convince you then here are some more interesting things: a massive open world, an amazing/sprawling story, beautiful soundtracks, a great community, and a bunch of other little things that make this game a worthy candidate for this list.
2. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor was released back in 2014 and it definitely was one of my favorite games that year. I was so overjoyed when I started playing it and had so much fun. I remember thinking, it doesn’t get better than this.
The game takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film trilogies. You get to play as a ranger by the name of Talion. Without going too much into detail, I guarantee you’ll have a blast with this game.
3. LEGO Lord of the Rings
This list wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t include at least one of the LEGO games. But hey, give me a break. The game is actually nice. It was released back in 2012.
You get to play as all 9 members of the fellowship. Which I believe is the only game that has done it so far. And on top of everything the LEGO humor is just a cherry on the top that makes this game an absolute gem.
4. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Shadow of War is the sequel to 2014’s Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, both of which are based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. You get to continue the story of Talion with added new mechanics and bigger regions. Even though I prefer the first part more, I still believe that this game is worth your time and you’ll definitely have fun playing it
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
Return to Moria was released last year and the reviews for it weren’t the best. It follows a party of dwarves as they try to retake their homeland Moria and restore the long-lost ancient kingdom of Khazad-dûm.
It’s a survival-crafting video game and you’ll have to mine for materials to craft tools, armor, weapons and various structures. And you’ll have to do that while fighting orcs, cave trolls, and other creatures.
I still believe that game has a lot of potential and can be an enormous source of entertainment and fun. And hopefully, they’ll continue working on it and make a lot of improvements to make it better.
Final Thoughts
This game list should be sufficient to keep you entertained for days to come. And by the time you go through all of them, you can rewatch the trilogy. Seems like an enchanted circle but when something is so good, who cares?
Enjoy whatever makes you happy and don’t worry, I’m confident there will be more Lord of the Rings games to come. I just hope they turn out better than the ones that were recently released. With that, there is only one thing that I can say. Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea… comes the end of our Fellowship.
