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August 27 is Going to Be a Big Day for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

By Ashley Erickson

Published Aug 7, 2024

Ashley is an avid gamer with a passion spanning back to her early years playing on the SNES and Gameboy Color. Between tending to her farm in Harvest Moon GB, and hurling barrels with Donkey Kong, she grew her collection of Pokemon cards. Now, she spends her time exploring new worlds (and trying not to die), and immersing herself into the stories of various RPGs.

Ashley has been covering the video game industry on and off since 2016. Originally starting her career focusing on cosplay, she also streamed on Twitch from 2015-2017. Now, she brings the latest teasers, updates, patch notes, and news for the survival genre. She also contributes as a guide writer and reviewer on GameSkinny.

In her spare time, Ashley enjoys playing in her consistent D&D campaign, snuggling with her dog, and diving into her latest ADHD craft project.

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Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria expands to Steam and Xbox Series X|S on August 27.
The Golden Update for the game introduces Sandbox Mode, new crafting items, and base building updates for players to enjoy in Middle-earth.
The Golden Update could pave the way for future content updates based on fan feedback and player influx.

Free Range Games has announced the 1.0 release of Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria on Steam and Xbox Series X|S on August 27. Currently available on the Epic Games Store and PlayStation 5, the expansion to additional platforms has long been asked for by fans of Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.

Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is just one of the games set in Tolkien's fantasy world released in 2023. A survival crafting title, it takes a deeper dive into the Mines of Moria after the Ring is destroyed. Gimli makes his iconic return as leader of the dwarves, with players controlling a member of the excavation crew that becomes trapped in the mines after an explosion.

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Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will expand to Steam and Xbox Series X|S on August 27, 2024 for $19.99. Along with the additional platforms, crossplay will be added to the title, allowing players to play with up to seven friends regardless of their device. If playing alone, the highly requested single player pause feature will also be implemented.

Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Launching Golden Update on August 27

Dubbed The Golden Update, all versions of the game will receive new content to explore. This includes the 1.0 version of Sandbox Mode, a nonlinear mode allowing players to explore Moria without being tied to the main story. The mine is randomly generated, allowing variety in difficulty and map layouts. Separate from the original game, players can explore to their hearts' content while still being able to transfer their dwarf to other save files.

Along with Sandbox Mode, there are new items to craft in Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. Updates to base building are included, along with new structures to erect. There are 14 new weapons and armor pieces to discover the recipes for, along with 100 different build objects, including new lights, tables, and rugs. Weapons and Armor can only be found in Sandbox Mode, but if the items are equipped to a character when transferred to the main story, the items will travel with them.

The Golden Update for Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria doesn't expand more on the history of the dwarves in the Mines of Moria. However, the inclusion of Sandbox Mode could lead to future updates including additional lore. With the influx of new players on Xbox and Steam there may be opportunities to continue updating the only survival game set in Middle-earth.

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Released: October 24, 2023
ESRB: T For Teen Due To Blood, Use Of Alcohol, Violence
Developer(s): Free Range Games
Publisher(s): North Beach Games
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Franchise: The Lord of the Rings

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Reclaim the Dwarven homeland of Moria Summoned to the Misty Mountains by Lord Gimli Lockbearer, players take control of a company of Dwarves tasked to reclaim the lost spoils from the Dwarven homeland of Moria—known as Khazad-dûm or Dwarrowdelf—in the depths below their very feet. Their quest will require fortitude, delving deep into the Mines of Moria to recover its treasures. Set in a procedurally generated Dwarven realm of Moria, no two adventures will be alike, and every expedition is traversable either solo or online with companions. Players can mine to craft greater gear and resources, but beware mining makes noise, and noise created in the quiet deep threatens to awaken the dangers below: where there’s clatter, there’s combat. Excavate the mysteries of three legendary mountains, extract precious metals, scrape to survive, and battle unspeakable forces to learn the secret of the Shadow that lurks within.

Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
Genre(s): Survival

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