Action · November 27, 2012

LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ (2012)

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Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO® The Lord of the Rings follows the original story-lines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events re-imagined with the humor and endless variety of LEGO play. Trusted with the dangerous task to destroy an ancient magical ring that threatens all that is good, Frodo is forced to leave his peaceful home. But the ring wants to be found and the road to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed, will be perilous and riddled with Orcs and fouler things. To help Frodo, a Fellowship is formed —Aragorn the Ranger, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas the Elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Boromir a Man of Gondor, and Frodo’s Hobbit friends Sam, Merry and Pippin. Players relive the legend through the LEGO mini-figures, as they explore wonders, solve timeless riddles, and overcome endless foes in their quest to destroy the Ring. Key Features: Explore all of the open-world of Middle-earth and experience epic battles with Orcs, Uruk-hai, the Balrog, the Witch-king, and other fearsome creatures. Wield the power of the Palantír or Seeing-stone (‘one that looks far-away’), and jump between multiple story-lines. Experience the LEGO The Lord of the Rings heroes come to life in an all new way with the mini-fig characters delivering the dialogue from the films. Collect, combine and forge new items in the Blacksmith Shop using Mithril, the most precious metal in Middle-earth. Discover and unlock over more than 80 playable characters, including Frodo, Aragorn, Gandalf, and many others. Collect and use a variety of weaponry and magical items, including the Light of Earendil, Elven rope, swords, and bows. Play with family and friends with easy access drop-in, drop-out game play option.

Action releases from 2012

71 Action titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • LEGO · 463
  • Adventure · 301
  • Local Co-Op · 254
  • Action · 225
  • Fantasy · 182
  • Open World · 182
  • Comedy · 173
  • Family Friendly · 131
  • Co-op · 125
  • Singleplayer · 119
  • Funny · 112
  • Casual · 95
  • Controller · 79
  • Multiplayer · 79
  • Split Screen · 78

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume14.2k Steam reviewsTop 32% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles
Concurrent peak154 playersTop 29% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 42% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 14.2k reviews

12.8k positive · 1.4k negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.3/10

Curator recommendations

8.8k

Peak concurrent players

154

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (4)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Traveller's Tales has 9 titles indexed — top 6 by review volume below.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

9h

Current engagement

Achievements

48

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 27, 2012
DeveloperTraveller's Tales
PublisherWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Base price$3.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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