

“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,” the description adds. Lord Gimli Lockbearer, the axe-wielding hero, has raised a banner to unite the dwarves for one final quest: return to Moria, and take the peaks of Khazad-dûm back from the dreaded orcs that lurk within. The Fourth Age of Middle Earth has commenced. As one of said dwarves, you will be entrusted with the task of not only rebuilding the three peaks of Moria, but fending off the shadows that threaten to reduce your progress to ash and rubble. Going by what’s been said to date, players will have the opportunity to delve into the lives of the tenacious dwarves, as they return to their homeland of Moria and look to reclaim it from the evil clutches of the orcs. With Arnor and Gondor restored and returned to their rightful heirs, the compass will finally drift back towards Moria-an underground mining network that, prior to the events of the The Fellowship of the Ring, belonged to the dwarves. Going by the literature, this slots the story right after the events of the War of the Ring-which includes both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings eras, respectively. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is an upcoming single-player and online co-op “survival crafting” game set in the Fourth Age of Middle Earth. What Is The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria? Here’s everything we can tell you about it based on the information provided by its creators to date. If you’re curious to know more about it ahead of its launch, then be sure to read on. The good news is, developer Free Range Games has already gone ahead and stapled a rough Fall 2023 release window to the upcoming survival crafting game. And yes, it’ll feature none other than Gimli “IT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE” Lockbearer as its primary protagonist. No, turns out, the so-called The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will be centering its universe around the dwarves. This time, however, it won’t be focusing on the River-folk, or even The One Ring, for that matter. As luck would have it, there’s a new bit of material wedged in the pipeline, and it’ll once again cast its users back to the world of Middle Earth.

If there was ever a time to reinvent the shambolic mess that was Daedalic Entertainment’s Gollum, it’d be now-in the midst of players’ outcry over J.R.R Tolkien’s lack of convincing representation.
