The Lord of the Rings Online™ (Steam Game) 
Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.
- Free to Play (949)
- MMORPG (648)
- Massively Multiplayer (574)
- Open World (557)
- Fantasy (553)
- RPG (532)
- Adventure (405)
- Multiplayer (370)
- Character Customization (301)
- Based On A Novel (292)
- Exploration (283)
- Action (276)
- Story Rich (238)
- Online Co-Op (214)
- Co-op (208)
- Survival (179)
- Third Person (175)
- PvP (163)
- Singleplayer (160)
- Dark Fantasy (148)
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2012 |
| Price | Free |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 84.2% (positive) / 81.3% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 77% Top 30% / 79.7% Top 20% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 171 Top 30% / 18.6K Top 2% |
| Curators | 203 reviews Top 3% |
| Median Play Time | 60.5 hours Top 2% |
| Followers | 80.3K Top 2% |
| Owners | ± 2.8M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 1.8M Top 1% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 24.2M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see The Lord of the Rings Online™'s Steam rating and reviews between June 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 96.2% (July 2013) to 80.9% (October 2019).
With its 18.6K reviews Top 2%, The Lord of the Rings Online™ is indisputably a major AAA level success.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of The Lord of the Rings Online™'s Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Russian (7%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 3 translations (English, French and German). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in The Lord of the Rings Online™, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 430 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 18 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some The Lord of the Rings Online™ players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 40 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 84.2% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Lord of the Rings Online™'s review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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