List of Middle-earth video games explained

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.

Official games based on the novels

2D era (1982–1994)

Title	Year	Publisher	Developer	width=25%	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
(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
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	FM Towns, IBM PC, PC-98
			Silicon & Synapse^[1]
	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
	1992	Interplay Productions	Interplay Productions	FM Towns, IBM PC, PC-98

3D era (2002–present)

Title	Year	Publisher	Developer	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
	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: Mines of Moria (2008) Siege of Mirkwood (2009) Rise of Isengard (2011) Riders of Rohan (2012) Helm's Deep (2013) Mordor (2017) Minas Morgul (2019) War of Three Peaks (2020)^[2] Fate of Gundabad (2021)^[3] Before the Shadow (2022)^[4] Corsairs of Umbar (2023)^[5]	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
^[10] ^[11]	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]
^[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	TBD
The Lord of the Rings untitled MMORPG^[28]		Amazon Games	Amazon Games Orange County^[29]	Windows	TBD

Official games based on the films

Title	Year	Publisher	Developer	width=25%	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		78
				PlayStation 2	85
			Hypnos Entertainment	Xbox	84
				GameCube	84
			Griptonite Games	Game Boy Advance	77
		Aspyr Electronic Arts	Beenox	Mac OS X	78
	2004	Electronic Arts	EA Redwood Shores	PlayStation 2	73
				Xbox	75
			Griptonite Games	Game Boy Advance	67
			Hypnos Entertainment	GameCube	74
	2004	Electronic Arts	EA Los Angeles	Windows	82
	2005	Electronic Arts	Amaze	PlayStation Portable	64
Expansion pack: The Rise of the Witch-king	2006	Electronic Arts	EA Los Angeles	Windows	84
				Xbox 360	79
	2009	Electronic Arts	Pandemic Studios	Xbox 360	55
				PlayStation 3	54
				Windows	57
			Artificial Mind and Movement	Nintendo DS	61
	2010	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Headstrong Games	Wii	58
			TT Fusion	PlayStation 2	50
				PlayStation Portable	50
				PlayStation 3	58
				Nintendo DS	60
	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		PlayStation 3	75
				Xbox 360	71
				Windows	56
Lego The Lord of the Rings	2012	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment		Windows	80
				Wii	80
				PlayStation 3	82
				Xbox 360	80
				Mac OS	80
			TT Fusion	Nintendo 3DS	61
				Nintendo DS	60
				PlayStation Vita	54
Lego The Hobbit	2014	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment		Windows	68
				Wii U	70
				PlayStation 3	72
				Xbox 360	70
				PlayStation 4	72
				Xbox One	69
				Mac OS	68
			TT Fusion	Nintendo 3DS	70
				PlayStation Vita	60
	2014	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment		Xbox One	87
				PlayStation 4	84
				Windows	84
			Feral Interactive	macOS	84
				Linux	84
			Behaviour Interactive	Xbox 360	N/A
				PlayStation 3	N/A
	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^[30]	2024^[31]	Private Division^[32]	Weta Interactive	Xbox Series X	TBD
				PlayStation 5	TBD
				Windows	TBD
				Nintendo Switch	TBD

Mobile games

Title	Year	Publisher	Developer	width=25%	Platforms	Metacritic score
The Lord of the Rings: The Forces of Light and Darkness^[33] ^[34]	2001	Movistar Eircell	Riot-E	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Journeys of the Fellowship^[35]	2001	Movistar Eircell	Riot-E	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of Middle-earth^[36]	2001	Movistar Eircell	Riot-E	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers^[37]	2002	Jamdat Mobile	Flarb	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings Trivia Game^[38]	2003	Jamdat Mobile	Centerscore	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Trivia^[39]	2003	Jamdat Mobile	Jamdat Mobile	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King^[40]	2003	Jamdat Mobile	ImaginEngine	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings Pinball^[41]	2003	Jamdat Mobile	Jamdat Mobile	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Trivia^[42]	2004	Jamdat Mobile	Jamdat Mobile	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy^[43]	2005	Jamdat Mobile	Jamdat Mobile	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: Legends^[44] ^[45]	2005	Jamdat Mobile	Microjocs Mobile	Mobile
The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense^[46]	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^[47] ^[48]	2012	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Kabam	Kabam	Android, iOS	56
The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth^[49]	2014	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Kabam	Kabam^[50] Tokkun Studio^[51]	Android, iOS	52
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Fight for Middle-earth^[52]	2014	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Juego Studio	Android, iOS	20
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game^[53]	2017	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	IUGO Mobile^[54]	Android, iOS	67^[55]
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth^[56]	2019	Asmodee Digital	Fantasy Flight Interactive	Android, iOS
The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War^[57]	2021	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	NetEase	Android, iOS	76^[58]
The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth^[59] ^[60]	2023^[61]	Electronic Arts	EA Capital Games^[62] EA Mobile	Android, iOS	40^[63]

Browser games

Title	Year	Publisher	Developer	width=25%	Platforms
The Lord of the Rings Online TCG^[64] ^[65]	2003	Decipher, Inc. Sony Online Entertainment	Worlds Apart	Web browser
The Hobbit: Dwarf Combat Training^[66]	2012	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Sticky Studios^[67]
The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age^[68]	2013	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Kabam	Kabam	Facebook
The Hobbit: A Journey through Middle-earth^[69]	2013	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	North Kingdom^[70]	Google Chrome
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Barrel Escape^[71]	2013		Sticky Studios^[72]	Web browser
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Spiders of Mirkwood	2013		Trigger
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Orc Attack^[73]	2014		SMG Studio

Cancelled games, expansions and ports

Title	Planned Year	Publisher	Developer	Platforms
	1983		Parker Brothers	Atari 2600 Atari 8-bit
War in Middle Earth^[74]	1990	Melbourne House	Arcadia Systems	NES
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I	1991	Interplay Productions	Interplay Productions	NES Commodore 64
The Lord of the Rings^[75] ^[76] ^[77]	1992	Electronic Arts	Electronic Arts	Genesis
^[78]	1992	Interplay Productions	Silicon & Synapse	Amiga
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King^[79]	1993	Interplay Productions	Interplay Productions	MS-DOS
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Volume 1^[80]	1994	Interplay Productions	Interplay Productions	NES Game Boy
Middle-earth Online^[81] ^[82]	2000^[83]	Sierra On-Line	Yosemite Entertainment	Windows macOS
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring^[84]	2001	Electronic Arts	Stormfront Studios EA Redwood Shores	PlayStation 2
The Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria^[85] ^[86]	2002	Movistar Eircell	Riot-E	Mobile phone
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers^[87]	2002	Electronic Arts	Ritual Entertainment	Windows
Untitled Lord of the Rings game^[88]	2002	Sierra Entertainment	Troika Games Sierra Entertainment	Windows
The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard^[89]	2003	Black Label Games	Surreal Software	PlayStation 2 Xbox
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King^[90]	2004	Black Label Games	Surreal Software	PlayStation 2 Xbox Windows
^[91]	2007	Electronic Arts	EA Redwood Shores	PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows
The Lord of the Rings Online^[92] ^[93]	2009	Turbine Inc.	Turbine Inc.	PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
The Hobbit^[94]	2012	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Traveller's Tales	Xbox 360
Lego The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies^[95]	2014	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Traveller's Tales	PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii U
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game^[96] ^[97]	2019	Asmodee Digital	Fantasy Flight Interactive	Android Apple iOS
The Lord of the Rings untitled MMORPG^[98]	2023^[99]	Athlon Games Amazon Games	Leyou Amazon Games	Xbox Series PlayStation 5 Windows
^[100]	2023	Daedalic Entertainment	Daedalic Entertainment	Nintendo Switch
The Lord of the Rings: It's Magic!^[101]	2024	Daedalic Entertainment	Daedalic Entertainment	Microsoft Windows

Parodies

• Bored of the Rings (1985), partially inspired by the book of the same name (1969).
• The Boggit: Bored Too (1986)

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