Games like The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
If The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Voidtrain, Satisfactory and Smalland: Survive the Wilds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is a survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth, developed by Free Range Games and released in 2024. Players lead the Dwarves in reclaiming the mines of Moria through base-building, crafting, and combat, with procedurally generated depths to explore either solo or with up to eight players in online co-op. Reviewers highlight deep LOTR lore and Tolkien source material for franchise fans, and players describe the experience as atmospheric, dark, and epic with challenging gameplay that scales to different skill levels. The game carries an 81% positive rating from 6,485 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, priced at $29.99.
About 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!
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Voidtrain
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Top pick for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Satisfactory
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Shares base building and an immersive mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Second-strongest match for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Third-strongest match for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Valheim
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Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Ranked #4 for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Enshrouded
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Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Ranked #5 for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Palworld
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Shares base building and an immersive mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Ranked #6 for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Ranked #7 for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft to survive in this co-operative (1-4) survival crafting game. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can they hope to slay the Dragon Queen—alone or with allies.
Grounded
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Shares co op multiplayer, base building and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Ranked #8 for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
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Shares a grim mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Reviewers of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
Valheim
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Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Reviewers of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Baldur's Gate 3
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Shares an epic mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Reviewers of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™
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Shares an immersive mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
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Shares an epic mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Reviewers of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
Gothic 1
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
Fable
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Reviewers of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Become the Hero you want to be in an immersive open-world action-RPG where each choice shapes your journey, reputation is everything, and fairytale endings are never guaranteed.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
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Shares crafting, inventory management, fantasy and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~67% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~67% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
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Priced ~67% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Other recommendable Steam games by Free Range Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Labyrinth
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Another title from Free Range Games, the studio behind The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™. Shares RPG with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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Virtual Sports
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Shares an immersive mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Another title from Free Range Games, the studio behind The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™. Shares Action with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
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ReMind VR: Daily Meditation
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Another title from Free Range Games, the studio behind The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Repose and unwind with proven meditation techniques from three foremost experts in the field of relaxation therapy. Tranquilize your stressful day with simple, short exercises of requiescence.
Spelldrifter
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Another title from Free Range Games, the studio behind The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™. Shares RPG with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Spelldrifter combines the puzzle-like positional tactics of a turn-based RPG with the customizability and replayability of a collectible card game. The result: a hybrid, wherein players must juggle the resources at their disposal using both time and space.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Palworld
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Grounded
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer, base building and an atmospheric mood with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Frequently asked about The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
- Does The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ run on Steam Deck?
- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ cost?
- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ are Voidtrain, Satisfactory, Smalland: Survive the Wilds.
- Who developed The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™?
- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ was developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.
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