The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition
Developer Aspyr Media
Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition expands Tolkien’s epic legendarium, delving into the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost. From the Steam store page
424 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
70
Fresh
214 positive · 92 negative
95% range 65–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 214 | 92 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 21 | 0 | 78 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,134 of 1,389 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
70% recommend · 185 yes, 79 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 264 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,826 of 2,211 positive).
Players praise the quality-of-life improvements and restored splitscreen co-op. [1][2][3] Many report game-breaking multiplayer progression bugs that wipe non-host progress. [4][5][6] Some call it a paid patch rather than a remaster, criticizing the lack of discount for original owners. [7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
This is literally game ruining. As of right now, if you join someones game, you are forced to play as THEIR characters. When you leave, you do not retain any earned progression. No xp, no gear. You are SUPPOSED to get gear and xp. The fun of this was entering random games and showing off your own customized character with his own gear. I wanted to jump around helping randoms and stuff but it all feels pointless if …
- [1]
Peak is back, gaming is saved! Also they genuinely made the game a lot better. Like, even if you’ve played the original the QOL upgrades here are easily worth the buy if you’re a War in the North shill like me. BIG recommendation from me. (Also, slight update after some more testing: works amazing on Deck! Max settings and everything without a hitch!) Edit: For those of you in the comments asking about improvements: …
- [2]
Splitscreen restored = Instabuy Really fun co-op ARPG by genre specialist Snowblind, devs of BG:Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath games. Local co-op / splitscreen was cut from the original release on PC. The fact they restored it justifies the remaster in itself. Very few local co-op RPGs on PC. Would insta-buy the Norrath games as well. Just sayin'
- [3]
The original game is still a great game but it did have it's limitations mainly with only one shared inventory thankfully with this new edition that has been sorted out; with each character now having their own inventory , giving the player more space to share items or to store items if playing solo. Now being able to swap between the characters especially for upgrading, repairs and changing weapons and armour makes …
- [8]
Sharper image quality, easier to use a controller and quality of life improvements make this an easy buy for me. It's easier to manage inventory and skills for yourself and your companions, all DLC items are included and gameplay is still gory fun.
Summarised from 34 of the 348 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition talk about quality-of-life upgrades like individual inventories and character swapping; those who didn't talk about multiplayer progress only saves for the host. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 424 · most liked firstEdit 2: Comments are off now because people started spamming the section with giant blocks of ASCII art. The carnival is now over, sorry. Edit: Since a lot of people are commenting with the question: No, you can't play co-op with someone who has the original release of the game. Save importing might work - nothing about the format of those files has actually changed - but you'd be on your own in trying that at your own risk. Just so you understand what you're getting: This isn't a remaster or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since you guys managed to release this port, I don't see any reason why you can't release The Battle for Middle-Earth games as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genuinely really fun! Now do The Battle for Middle-Earth I and II.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peak is back, gaming is saved! Also they genuinely made the game a lot better. Like, even if you’ve played the original the QOL upgrades here are easily worth the buy if you’re a War in the North shill like me. BIG recommendation from me. (Also, slight update after some more testing: works amazing on Deck! Max settings and everything without a hitch!) Edit: For those of you in the comments asking about improvements: Swapping characters at any time in game (completely changes the flow of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One does not simply stop after this. We're eating good but what about second breakfast? Now we need the same love for LOTR Conquest (considering Aspyr Sauron also did Battlefront). It would also be nice to see The Two Towers, Return of the King, Battle for Middle-Earth and Third Age get the same treatment as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today I’m thinking about The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’s video game because holy fuck what a banger
neutral · AI labelView post →Literally not a single better way to spend 18 dollars. I cannot believe they shadow dropped this. This game is special, and it would be a disservice not to play it. Find two friends and play it. If they don't want to buy it, buy it for them. If you can't do that, hit me up, and maybe I'm feeling generous. I CANNOT believe they shadow dropped this. If you're ever feeling lost and need a reason to make it to tomorrow, let it be this: At any moment an unplayable gem from your childhood could be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is literally game ruining. As of right now, if you join someones game, you are forced to play as THEIR characters. When you leave, you do not retain any earned progression. No xp, no gear. You are SUPPOSED to get gear and xp. The fun of this was entering random games and showing off your own customized character with his own gear. I wanted to jump around helping randoms and stuff but it all feels pointless if you must play as their character and dont get anything to take back. This is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game when it came out originally on xbox360, Loved it. Love it to death and broke it out recently played it with my son. Its a phenomenal game. Aspyr had the audacity to release it again after it was delisted and not fix the save bugs. You cannot play this game as intended and have it save properly. If you use quick match or party finder your progress doesnt save. And if you do a legit group you still have to jump through a bunch of weird hoops to get it to save and even then…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imagine the state of modern gaming, that gamers are eager to go back to cult classics and remastered games. By no means do I mean to say that this remaster is bad, on the contrary, it's very fun and provides QoL modernized items. My point however is, that we need modern gaming to start understanding why those games were made into classics in the first place. The overall feel, the fan service, relentless action and no nonsense pay to win BS or modern agendas A good story, good characters and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Splitscreen restored = Instabuy Really fun co-op ARPG by genre specialist Snowblind, devs of BG:Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath games. Local co-op / splitscreen was cut from the original release on PC. The fact they restored it justifies the remaster in itself. Very few local co-op RPGs on PC. Would insta-buy the Norrath games as well. Just sayin'
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Is How You Bring Classic Games Back Honestly, I’m just really happy to see The Lord of the Rings: War in the North available again. This is exactly what I want to see more of in gaming. Games shouldn’t disappear and become impossible to play unless you’re willing to hunt down an old copy or pay ridiculous prices on the secondary market. War in the North is a fantastic Lord of the Rings game and one that deserved to be accessible again. The co-op, the combat, the three playable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Aspyr, put Lord of the Rings: Conquest on Steam with online multiplayer and make it NOT an unplayable launch like the Star Wars Battlefront remasters and my life is yours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TO ANYONE HAVING ISSUES IN MULTIPLAYER WITH SAVING As it is, the host is the only one who keeps a save. the other two players will not have a save, and when they continue from where they left off it will pop up in the top right that you aren't able to save. There's a very easy fix to this. The host needs to send you their save file located in C:\Users\(YOURNAMEHERE)\AppData\Local\Aspyr\War in the North Upload the save file to Discord or wherever, it's only a few kb and have the two other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Question for you all. What is a video game or movie/movies that you wish you could experience again for the first time? For me, the video game would be Skyrim. It was everything I wanted it to be when it was released. The movie/movies would be the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I watched them...
neutral · AI labelView post →The original game is still a great game but it did have it's limitations mainly with only one shared inventory thankfully with this new edition that has been sorted out; with each character now having their own inventory , giving the player more space to share items or to store items if playing solo. Now being able to swap between the characters especially for upgrading, repairs and changing weapons and armour makes the game more fluid., plus having the characters this way also means they all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chapter 4 Part 2 (Gundabad) has a bug where you will reach a fog wall that you can't pass through despite killing every orc. Happens roughly 7-8 hours into the game, well past the refund window.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This has the potential to be a great game, but it has a game breaking multiplayer progression bug. If you play with friends, everyone except the host will lose all gear and levels wiping their progress. I wouldn’t recommend buying this game if you’re planning to play with your buddies online.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With no way to seemingly contact the dev team, I'll post this review with problems in the game. If they get fixed, I'll change it to positive. In Bree, after you leave and then come back, there are massive amount of weapons, potions, etc sitting in one clump on the main path near the Blacksmith. Sometimes, these weapons apears in checkpoint areas too. It seems like a leftover for the dev team for testing, and it never got correctly cleaned up for release. EDIT - the weapon/gear spawn bug has…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a comment that someone else made but they posted it on the wrong place so im posting it here again for them because i also agree; Love the game but... They re-released the game with some QOL improvments and that's it. It's still the same game, nothing major about the new release. Not a REMAKE, not a REMASTER, just a PATCH. A PAID PATCH. They delisted the old release and are charging for the new release. Those who have the old game like me doesn't even get a discount. That's unbelievable.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Aspyr remaster all the lord of the rings games, and my life is yours!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dom: Tolkien fought in the bloodiest battle in human history, and he wrote The Lord of the Rings, which is very idealistic. Martin fought in...no battles. And wrote Game of Thrones, wallowing in violence and sexual violence.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) | RPG | PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox | Electronic Arts Ringwraiths were the cursed servants of Sauron, terrible and deadly in their unearthly power. But in this game, they're like liquid metal slimes from Dragon Quest -- rare encounters worth tons of XP!
neutral · AI labelView post →Whoooo! Go Birds! I am THOROUGHLY enjoying the Super Bowl for once. This is one of the Giant Eagles "miniatures" (from The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game), one of my first minis when I started back into painting 8 years ago. #paintingwarhammer #miniatures #LOTR
neutral · AI labelView post →Warhorse Studios is working on 2 new games. A new 'Kingdom Come' game and an open-world Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) RPG.
neutral · AI labelView post →When you play multiplayer, ONLY the host keeps their progress, your friends who join lose EVERYTHING. TERRIBLE MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCE. DO NOT BUY if you planned on playing with friends.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sharper image quality, easier to use a controller and quality of life improvements make this an easy buy for me. It's easier to manage inventory and skills for yourself and your companions, all DLC items are included and gameplay is still gory fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is, of course, absolutely amazing and incredibly immersive, and it has stayed true to the original. However, I would really love to see *The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth* and its sequel become available for purchase on Steam. Even if they were available for just one day, I would gladly buy them at an over-the-top price. I understand that there is the BFME Arena Launcher / All-in-One Launcher, but that is not quite the same as having the original games officially…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Game Boy Advance, Griptonite, 2002)
neutral · AI labelView post →Since January 2015: 60 hours, five different playthroughs, various companions — including my childhood best friend, my own brother, and my ex-girlfriend. It is a game I find myself thinking back to at least once a year for the past 11 years. A huge, heartfelt thank you to Middle-earth Enterprises and Aspyr Media for the opportunity to finally pay respect for something so significant in my life with my own adult's money. I really want a PC re-release of the 2002 "Fellowship of the Ring" game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game delayed to July 29th, 2025 (UPDATE): The hobbits are going to Switch 🕹️
neutral · AI labelView post →I understand people's skepticism here, but once upon a time they thought The Lord of the Rings was unfilmable, and that League of Legends was just a video game for 14 year olds who use the r-word. You never know, that's alls I'm saying.
neutral · AI labelView post →We need a conquest remaster!! I missed this game back in 2011 as I was hooked on skyrim, but im so glad I get to play this now. its nothing crazy but im loving it, especially since it follows along with the movies. A must have if you are a LOTRs fan!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship has just been announced! Thrilled to announce that there's a new Pandemic System game coming in 2025 based on Tolkien's masterpiece.
neutral · AI labelView post →Grass Starters Elbo - Grass/Fairy Saplinq - Grass/Fairy Taurel - Grass/Fairy Inspirations: elves, Link, Zelda, The Lord of the Rings. The basis on a Nintendo game is inspired by Nintendo's popularity among modern Korean gamers & the proximity between Korea & Japan
neutral · AI labelView post →Bree Game: The Lord of the Rings Online Dev: Turbine 🇺🇸 | Standing Stone Games 🇺🇸 Release: April 24, 2007
neutral · AI labelView post →Played The Lord Of The Rings: Duel For Middle-Earth again w/ @jridpath.bsky.social. Love this board game more every time I play it! Designers: @toinito.bsky.social @brunocathala.bsky.social, illustrated by Vincent Dutrait. #boardgaming
positive · AI labelView post →Just tested it out as I was cautiously optimistic. Runs absolutely perfectly, had to throw a quick reshade on it as the dated graphics and color grading are a bit fuzzy and overly dark but honestly it is as every bit as good as I remember it and you can rebind all keybinds and use dual key keybinds. No more voice chat audio bug either with forced voice chat. Literally all I could ask for. A bit whack I have to buy it again after owning the original though but it's only £15.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's one of the funniest examples of this, to me. It's from the manual of the Lord of the Rings Volume 1 video game by Interplay. Not only do you have a gendered language disclaimer, but you have a "smoking is bad" and "wolves are good" disclaimer.
neutral · AI labelView post →To the developers at Aspyr I do own the original game on steam, but I bought this new version just so you’d know—if you remaster any *Lord of the Rings* games, I’ll buy every single one of them... take all my money, no expection! Can I list the ones I want? Alright, here goes: *Conquest*, *The Two Towers*, *The Return of the King*, *The Third Age*, *The Battle for Middle-earth* 1 & 2. Especially conquest, with the multiplayer included. I’ll be waiting patiently. Best regards, Bhzzz. Your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'I played the Lord of the Rings RPG where Frodo can straight-up die and the game just keeps on going' by Joshua Wolens. Great article, with a proper title which we really do have to appreciate. Read it: www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/i-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Writing my retroclone for the Lord of the Rings Adventure Game and doing what I know to be right in my heart: making rules for baths.
neutral · AI labelView post →Why isn't it the end of July yet, all a girl is hanging for is Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game
positive · AI labelView post →Gone Cardboard: Cross Middle-earth to explore The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, a new co-operative game from Matt Leacock and Z-Man Games that's built on the Pandemic game system. Due out June 27, 2025. First details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM
neutral · AI labelView post →Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game has been delayed to July 29, 2025 www.dekudeals.com/items/tales-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Woah alright! Let's look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmpx...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sentinel of the Galadhrim My Elven OC based on my character in The Lord of the Rings Online! (still my favourite game of all time) #lotro Photo by @sennedjem.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →I was so excited that for this game to come out on pc so i bought 2 copies. I got one for myself and my wife to play coop and it was going good for a while and now we are dealing with a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game breaking bug. Everytime she tries to interact with a sigil as the elf it freezes her character and crashes her game. I'll change my review to positive when they hopefully fix it but as of now we can't even play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it, but PLEASE add ultrawide support. It would make this game as good as it can be. The only thing keeping it from being the perfect re-release.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game #24 The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (PS2) 𝖢𝖮𝖬𝖯𝖫𝖤𝖳𝖤𝖣✅ After all these years, the game still fucks
positive · AI labelView post →Played the hell out of this with my little brother when it first came out years ago and to be honest, not a single LOTR game has given me the experience that this did. Logged into Steam today to see that they re-released it with some quality of life changes and some minor improvements to graphics...and I immediately bought it. I can honestly say this game has more than stood the test of time. The combat is fantastic and plays well. The companions are actually useful and don't need…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are a LOTR fan and love old school gaming, then this really is a treat and a gem of a find. I hate to admit it but I didn’t even know about this game, which makes this all the more exciting for me as I play through it. I think it’s important to point out that this really isn’t a remake or a remaster. The graphics are a bit better but it still looks and plays like an older console game. It’s essentially a fresh coat of (the same) paint. And I’m not even upset about that. It is beyond…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →following tonight's short game, HBO Max servers overwhelmed with baseball fans watching the extended editions of the Lord of The Rings trilogy to fill that void
neutral · AI labelView post →how can i listen to the Lord of the Rings halftime show at the Michigan game
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright, Aspyr did a good job remastering this! Please do more Lord of the Rings games! Battle For Middle Earth 2 perhaps??
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to love this game but for now, it's gonna be a no from me. This would be such a fun game to play with friends, but as many other reviews have stated, multiplayer is bugged (?) and only the host's game saves progress, not the other two players, and the two people who join the host's game have to play as your characters, not their own. This is incredibly lame, and while several people have posted very convoluted workarounds, I ain't doing all that. A multiplayer game should be playable…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Getting to know me through media My all time faves: Game - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Movie - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Show - Star Trek: The Next Generation Album - TOOL: Lateralus
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved this game when I played it as a young teen. It was pretty disheartening when I went to replay it years later and found out it wouldn’t work on my current consoles, so I had basically abandoned hope of ever being able to play it again. It was such a pleasant surprise to see it re-released this year. 2026 really has been the year of remakes and rereleases, and I’m thankful for it. A lot of games just haven’t seemed to captivate my attention quite the same way they did back in the day,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today on Is This Your Card: Angel is showing us the The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game! twitch.tv/loadingready...
neutral · AI labelView post →Downloaded the "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Game Boy Advance game on my 3DS, and, while I haven't gotten to experience the gameplay much yet, the pixel art of the Shire is really cute and pretty.
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