Can you survive in the world ofThe Lord of the Rings? If you’ve been asking yourself that question your whole life, you’ll be able to find out soon enough. Publisher North Beach Gamesvia IGNrevealed plans to launch cooperative survival gameLord of the Rings: Return to Moriaon June 09, 2025.
WhenReturn to Moriafirst launches it will be available digitally on PlayStation 5 and PC via Epic Games Store. There will also be a physical release for PlayStation 5 on December 5. Beyond that, an Xbox Series X|S version will follow in early 2024.
The deep places of the world
It’s been a while since we first heard aboutLord of the Rings: Return to Moria. Announced back in June 2022, this oneis going for a survival twist as players create their own Dwarf before venturing into the treacherous mines. Players will have to craft superior armor and weapons to tough out the challenges that await in the dark and foreboding locale. Your ultimate goal involves recovering treasures and restoring the mines to their former glory, if you can make it out alive.
Thankfully, there’s at least a little bit of safety in numbers. While you can playReturn to Moriasolo, there’s an online multiplayer component that sounds like the main attraction here. It was alsopreviously confirmedthat Tolkien scholar Corey Olsen — AKA The Tolkien Professor — is onboard as a consultant. We’ll see how sturdy our Dwarves really are when the mines open on October 24.
