- 12players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
A long-running MMO set in Tolkien's Middle-earth, from the Shire to Mordor, with a main story that follows the Fellowship's journey.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 12 players on PC.
- Free to play.
How it plays
Friends make characters on the same server and travel Middle-earth together as a fellowship of up to six, with twelve-player raids at the top end.
Between fights there is music on in-game instruments, housing and crafting.
The base game is free to play; later regions and expansions are bought or unlocked with a subscription.
Is it good
81%
Very positive on Steam
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online for up to 12 on PC. Free to play. 81% positive of 23,000 Steam reviews.
- 12
Fellowships take six; raids and the largest instances take twelve. In the Ettenmoors players fight others who play as monsters.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Standing Stone Games
- Publisher
- Daybreak Game Company LLC
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Jun 6, 2012 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 3 languages, voices in 3
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Blood and gore, use of alcohol and tobacco, violence
- Also needs
- Standing Stone Games Account
In these lists
Answers
- Does The Lord of the Rings Online have couch co-op?
- No. The Lord of the Rings Online has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play The Lord of the Rings Online together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 12 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of The Lord of the Rings Online?
- No. It's free to play.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Can you play the The Lord of the Rings Online story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- Does The Lord of the Rings Online work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is The Lord of the Rings Online free?
- Yes, it's free to play.
