

The Lord of the Rings Online™
Standing Stone Games · June 6, 2012 · Free to Play, MMORPG, Open World, Massively Multiplayer, Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings Online™ is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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The Lord of the Rings Online™ price
The Lord of the Rings Online™ is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.
About The Lord of the Rings Online™
Step into Middle-earth and journey through faithfully recreated locations from The Lord of the Rings, completing quests and advancing your custom hero through iconic lands like the Shire, Moria, and Lothlórien. Battle alongside friends in skirmishes, craft legendary gear, play as monsters in PvP combat, and experience one of gaming's most beloved fantasy worlds entirely free-to-play.
Key Features:
- Explore the Massive World of Middle-earth: Immerse yourself in the award-winning recreation of the beloved fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien through renowned locations including the Shire, the Mines of Moria, and Lothlórien.
- Create & Advance Your Hero: Advance to the highest levels with boundless character customization possibilities. Choose from a vast array of races, classes, and professions, plus earn countless titles, skills, and traits, direct from the stories of Middle-earth.
- Solo & Co-op Skirmishes: Dive into instant adventure alongside friends or customizable AI soldiers in exciting, scalable battles!
- Legendary Items: Design and customize your own legendary weapons of immense power like Bilbo’s Sting or Gandalf’s Glamdring!
- Play as a Monster: Fight as a servant of Sauron against other players in intense PvMP Combat!
- Craft Your Own Gear: Farm crops in the fertile fields of the Shire or let your hammer ring in the Dwarven halls Ered Luin.
- Free Online Play: No monthly fees required.
The Lord of the Rings Online™ — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Online PvP, Co-op
- Controller
- Partial controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
The Lord of the Rings Online™ in the rankings
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Lord of the Rings Online earns consistent praise for its faithful adaptation of Tolkien's source material, engaging story content, and impressive water graphics that hold up remarkably well. However, players report significant technical issues including corrupt file warnings and loading problems that persist even after reinstalling, which severely hinders access to the game for affected users.
The Lord of the Rings Online: One Does Not Simply Log In Regret: 58% (walked to Mordor, got bored at Bree) Middle-earth as an MMO sounds like a dream. The world is huge, the music is lovely and you can walk from the Shire to Bree. Then you realize the game is very old, the combat feels like filling out tax forms and the cash shop is everywhere. It's a game for true fans with a lot of patience. I made it 8 hours before I took the eagles home.12 found this helpful
I'm taking my hobbit warden to Isengard!3 found this helpful
A must for all Lord of the Rings fans.3 found this helpful
This is a fun game.2 found this helpful
Charming old-scool mmorpg. Nice interface, huge rich world, chill pacing. Very similar to classic wow.1 found this helpful
A very poor-quality game that hasn't been optimized at all.
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