List of Middle-earth video games

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This is a list of Middle-earth video games. It includes both video games based directly on J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth, and those derived from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. which in turn were based on Tolkien's novels of the same name. Note that some titles advertised as ports for the most disparate platforms were in fact greatly or completely different games, organized as separate projects, or by independent studios.

2D era (1982–1994)

Title Year Publisher(s) Developer(s) Platforms
The Hobbit
(a.k.a. The Hobbit Software Adventure)		 1982 Melbourne House (Europe)
Tansoft (Oric)
Addison-Wesley (North America, Australia)
Beau Jolly (The Tolkien Trilogy)		 Beam Software Amstrad CPC, Apple II, BBC, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, IBM PC, Macintosh, MSX, Oric-1, Oric Atmos, ZX Spectrum
Lord of the Rings: Game One
(a.k.a. The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure)		 1985 Melbourne House (Europe)
Addison-Wesley (North America, Australia)
Guild Publishing (Re-release)
Beau Jolly (The Tolkien Trilogy)		 Beam Software Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, BBC, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, IBM PC, Macintosh, ZX Spectrum
Shadows of Mordor: Game Two of Lord of the Rings
(a.k.a. The Shadows of Mordor Software Adventure)		 1987 Melbourne House (Europe)
Addison-Wesley (North America, Australia)
Beau Jolly (The Tolkien Trilogy)		 Beam Software Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Macintosh, ZX Spectrum
War in Middle Earth
(a.k.a. J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth)		 1988 Melbourne House Synergistic Software Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, IBM PC
Maelstrom Games Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum
The Crack of Doom
(a.k.a. The Crack of Doom Software Adventure)		 1989 Addison-Wesley Beam Software Apple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, IBM PC
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1990 Interplay Productions Interplay Productions FM Towns, IBM PC, PC-98
Silicon & Synapse[1] Amiga
1994 Interplay Productions SNES
J. R. R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan 1991 Konami
Mirrorsoft
Personal Software Services (Europe)		 Beam Software
Papyrus Design Group		 IBM PC
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers 1992 Interplay Productions Interplay Productions FM Towns, IBM PC, PC-98

3D era (2002–present)

Title Year Publisher(s) Developer(s) Platforms Metacritic score
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 Black Label Games
Sierra (re-release)		 Surreal Software Windows 59
PlayStation 2 59
The Whole Experience Xbox 59
Pocket Studios Game Boy Advance 51
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring 2003 Sierra Liquid Entertainment Windows 67
The Hobbit 2003 Sierra Inevitable Entertainment Xbox N/A
PlayStation 2 59
GameCube 61
Fizz Factor Windows 62
Saffire Game Boy Advance 67
The Lord of the Rings Online
Expansion packs: 		2007–2024 Turbine Inc.
Midway
Codemasters (Europe only, 2007-2011)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (2011-2016)
Daybreak Game Company[6]		 Turbine Inc. (2007–2016)
Standing Stone Games (2016–present)		 Windows 86
macOS 86
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game[7] 2018 Asmodee Digital Fantasy Flight Interactive
Antihero Studios[8]		 Windows 60
macOS 60
PlayStation 4 70
Xbox One N/A
Virtuos Nintendo Switch 75
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth[9] 2019 Asmodee Digital Fantasy Flight Interactive Windows 70
macOS 70
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum[10][11][12] 2023 Daedalic Entertainment, Nacon[12] Daedalic Entertainment Windows 38[13]
PlayStation 4 40[14]
PlayStation 5 34[15]
Xbox One N/A
Xbox Series X/S 43[16]
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] 2023[25] North Beach Games Free Range Games Windows 59[26]
PlayStation 5 51[27]
Xbox Series X/S 83[28]
The Lord of the Rings untitled MMORPG[29]
TBA
 Amazon Games Amazon Games Orange County[30] Windows TBD

Official games based on the films

Title Year Publisher(s) Developer(s) Platforms Metacritic score
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 Electronic Arts Stormfront Studios Xbox 79
PlayStation 2 82
Hypnos Entertainment GameCube 82
Griptonite Games Game Boy Advance 78
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 Electronic Arts EA Redwood Shores Windows 78
PlayStation 2 85
Hypnos Entertainment Xbox 84
GameCube 84
Griptonite Games Game Boy Advance 77
Aspyr
Electronic Arts		 Beenox Mac OS X 78
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age 2004 Electronic Arts EA Redwood Shores PlayStation 2 73
Xbox 75
Griptonite Games Game Boy Advance 67
Hypnos Entertainment GameCube 74
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2004 Electronic Arts EA Los Angeles Windows 82
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics 2005 Electronic Arts Amaze PlayStation Portable 64
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

Expansion pack:

 2006 Electronic Arts EA Los Angeles Windows 84
Xbox 360 79
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest 2009 Electronic Arts Pandemic Studios Xbox 360 55
PlayStation 3 54
Windows 57
Artificial Mind and Movement Nintendo DS 61
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest 2010 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Headstrong Games Wii 58
TT Fusion PlayStation 2 50
PlayStation Portable 50
PlayStation 3 58
Nintendo DS 60
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North 2011 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Snowblind Studios Xbox 360 61
PlayStation 3 63
Windows 66
Feral Interactive Mac OS 66
Guardians of Middle-earth 2012 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions PlayStation 3 75
Xbox 360 71
Zombie Studios Windows 56
Lego The Lord of the Rings 2012 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Traveller's Tales Windows 80
Wii 80
PlayStation 3 82
Xbox 360 80
Feral Interactive Mac OS 80
TT Fusion Nintendo 3DS 61
Nintendo DS 60
PlayStation Vita 54
Lego The Hobbit 2014 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Traveller's Tales Windows 68
Wii U 70
PlayStation 3 72
Xbox 360 70
PlayStation 4 72
Xbox One 69
Feral Interactive Mac OS 68
TT Fusion Nintendo 3DS 70
PlayStation Vita 60
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Xbox One 87
PlayStation 4 84
Windows 84
Feral Interactive macOS 84
Linux 84
Behaviour Interactive Xbox 360 N/A
PlayStation 3 N/A
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 2017 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Xbox One 81
PlayStation 4 80
Windows 75
Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game 2025[31] Private Division[32] Wētā Workshop[32] Xbox Series X TBD
PlayStation 5 61
Windows[33] 58
Nintendo Switch[33] 59
iOS[33]
Android[33]

Mobile games

Title Year Publisher(s) Developer(s) Platforms Metacritic score
The Lord of the Rings: The Forces of Light and Darkness[34][35] 2001 Movistar
Eircell		 Riot-E Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Journeys of the Fellowship[36] 2001 Movistar
Eircell		 Riot-E Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of Middle-earth[37] 2001 Movistar
Eircell		 Riot-E Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers[38] 2002 Jamdat Mobile Flarb Mobile
The Lord of the Rings Trivia Game[39] 2003 Jamdat Mobile Centerscore Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Trivia[40] 2003 Jamdat Mobile Jamdat Mobile Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[41] 2003 Jamdat Mobile ImaginEngine Mobile
The Lord of the Rings Pinball[42] 2003 Jamdat Mobile Jamdat Mobile Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Trivia[43] 2004 Jamdat Mobile Jamdat Mobile Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy[44] 2005 Jamdat Mobile Jamdat Mobile Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: Legends[45][46] 2005 Jamdat Mobile Microjocs Mobile Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense[47] 2010 Glu Mobile Glu Mobile iOS 65
Lego The Lord of the Rings 2012 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment TT Fusion Android, iOS 78
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth[48][49] 2012 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Kabam		 Kabam Android, iOS 56
The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth[50] 2014 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Kabam		 Kabam[51]
Tokkun Studio[52]		 Android, iOS 52
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Fight for Middle-earth[53] 2014 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Juego Studio Android, iOS 20
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game[54] 2017 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment IUGO Mobile[55] Android, iOS 67[56]
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth[57] 2019 Asmodee Digital Fantasy Flight Interactive Android, iOS
The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War[58] 2021 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment NetEase Android, iOS 76[59]
The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth[60][61] 2023[62] Electronic Arts EA Capital Games[63]
EA Mobile		 Android, iOS 40[64]

Browser games

Title Year Publisher(s) Developer(s) Platforms
The Lord of the Rings Online TCG[65][66] 2003 Decipher, Inc.
Sony Online Entertainment		 Worlds Apart Web browser
The Hobbit: Dwarf Combat Training[67] 2012 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Sticky Studios[68]
The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age[69] 2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Kabam		 Kabam Facebook
The Hobbit: A Journey through Middle-earth[70] 2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment North Kingdom[71] Google Chrome
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Barrel Escape[72] 2013 Sticky Studios[73] Web browser
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Spiders of Mirkwood[73] 2013 Trigger
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Orc Attack[74] 2014 SMG Studio

Cancelled games, expansions and ports

Parodies

References

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