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The Lord of the Rings Online™

By Standing Stone Games · Windows

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Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.

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FIND YOUR KIND OF PLAY

Before you play.

Game style
Action · Adventure · Massively Multiplayer · RPG · Free To Play
Platforms
Windows

A glimpse of the gameplay

Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.

Excerpt from the developer’s description.

Check the official page for current availability, supported devices and any in-game purchases.

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Before your first session

  • Choose the supported co-op mode for your edition. Online co-op does not by itself mean cross-platform play.
  • For the Steam edition, check the Windows requirements below before installing.
PC EDITION · STEAM

Choose how you play.

Platforms
Windows
Play modes
Multi-player · Co-op
Languages
English*, French*, German* *languages with full audio support
Release date / window
Jun 6, 2012
Full game price · US
Free to play; extras may cost more

Steam lists the base game as free to play. Prices are a US storefront snapshot. DLC and in-game purchases may cost extra.

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Windows minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (64bit recommended for high resolution) Processor: Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon II or better Memory: 2GB Hard Disk Space: 32GB for high resolution* (Allow for additional +3GB for international builds) Video Card: GeForce 7XXX / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series with 512MB or more of dedicated video memory DirectX®: 9.0c Internet Connection: Cable or DSL Connection

macOS minimum requirements

Minimum OS: 10.7.5 Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 25 GB of available space Video Card: Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better Sound: Integrated Sound

UPDATES, VIDEOS & PLAYER PERSPECTIVES

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From the developer

Official Steam announcements · Checked Oct 26, 2026.

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What Steam players say

Very Positive · 14,661 reviews

11,885 positive · 2,776 negative

English-language Steam reviews across all purchase types, including free games and key activations, with off-topic activity filtered by Steam. Checked Oct 26, 2026. See reviews on Steam ↗

Honestly, I really recommend LOTRO. I've played a lot of games, but there's something different about The Lord of the Rings Online. I don't really…
Steam player review ↗ · Recommended · Oct 4, 2026
Like Denethor, the stewards of LOTRO seem more interested in clinging to what they have than building something worthy of what they've inherited. But, hey,…
Steam player review ↗ · Not recommended · Oct 14, 2026
I never used Steam to play LOTRO much, but have played from day one. Chased the newer, cooler graphics games for years, but always came…
Steam player review ↗ · Recommended · Sep 27, 2026

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