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The Lord of the Rings Online™

Standing Stone Games · Daybreak Game Company LLC · 2012-06-06

Steam

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Franchise: The Lord of the Rings · Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jun 06, 2012 (Mac), Apr 24, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.

The Lord of the Rings Online™ is an Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG game released in 2012, free-to-play, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and Very Positive (81% of 23258 reviews).

660
playing now
81%
positive of 23k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
120
twitch viewers (latest)
12.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
90/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (126 ratings)
12
Nexus mods (2.2k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

660 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

The Lord of the Rings Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows and previously for OS X, set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, taking place during the time period of The Lord of the Rings. Originally developed by Turbine, the game launched in North America, Australia, Japan, and Europe in April 2007 as The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Players could create characters of four races and seven classes and adventure throughout the region of Eriador. In November 2008, the Mines of Moria expansion was released, adding the region of Moria and two new playable classes. It was followed by the Siege of Mirkwood in December 2009. In 2010, the game underwent a shift from its original subscription-based payment model to being free-to-play.

Trailer

The Lord of the Rings Online™ trailer thumbnail

The Lord of the Rings Online | Trailer (2010)

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 660 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,271 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~159/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30130120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.6k4992026-09-15 11:00 — 738 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 1,320 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 575 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 895 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 1,573 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 685 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 647 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 1,196 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 772 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 813 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 1,078 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 765 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 590 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 980 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,216 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 499 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 806 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 1,094 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 532 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 1,063 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 1,650 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 725 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 660 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.9k468Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 1,451 · peak 2,388Dec 2012 — avg 1,530 · peak 3,229May 2013 — avg 1,047 · peak 2,168Oct 2013 — avg 808 · peak 1,622Mar 2014 — avg 712 · peak 1,448Aug 2014 — avg 925 · peak 1,666Jan 2015 — avg 1,026 · peak 1,982Jun 2015 — avg 943 · peak 1,742Nov 2015 — avg 828 · peak 1,709Apr 2016 — avg 840 · peak 1,744Sep 2016 — avg 710 · peak 1,405Feb 2017 — avg 934 · peak 1,785Jul 2017 — avg 842 · peak 1,535Dec 2017 — avg 830 · peak 1,565May 2018 — avg 742 · peak 1,361Oct 2018 — avg 745 · peak 1,496Mar 2019 — avg 559 · peak 1,211Aug 2019 — avg 505 · peak 942Jan 2020 — avg 516 · peak 944Jun 2020 — avg 1,083 · peak 2,207Nov 2020 — avg 875 · peak 1,600Apr 2021 — avg 1,069 · peak 2,063Sep 2021 — avg 819 · peak 1,796Feb 2022 — avg 846 · peak 1,641Jul 2022 — avg 822 · peak 1,482Dec 2022 — avg 858 · peak 1,592May 2023 — avg 791 · peak 1,509Oct 2023 — avg 718 · peak 1,386Mar 2024 — avg 706 · peak 1,371Aug 2024 — avg 1,199 · peak 2,345Jan 2025 — avg 1,044 · peak 2,168Jun 2025 — avg 807 · peak 1,574Nov 2025 — avg 1,091 · peak 2,054Apr 2026 — avg 992 · peak 2,125Aug 2026 — avg 1,043 · peak 2,030
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 7 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 5 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 4 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 2 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 7 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 1 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 4 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

2911062026-05-29 — 184 pageviews2026-06-02 — 164 pageviews2026-06-06 — 153 pageviews2026-06-10 — 157 pageviews2026-06-14 — 147 pageviews2026-06-18 — 130 pageviews2026-06-22 — 133 pageviews2026-06-26 — 135 pageviews2026-06-30 — 137 pageviews2026-07-04 — 152 pageviews2026-07-08 — 162 pageviews2026-07-12 — 178 pageviews2026-07-16 — 126 pageviews2026-07-20 — 146 pageviews2026-07-24 — 166 pageviews2026-07-28 — 140 pageviews2026-08-01 — 214 pageviews2026-08-05 — 291 pageviews2026-08-09 — 201 pageviews2026-08-13 — 263 pageviews2026-08-17 — 228 pageviews2026-08-21 — 199 pageviews2026-08-25 — 153 pageviews2026-08-29 — 141 pageviews2026-09-02 — 141 pageviews2026-09-06 — 176 pageviews2026-09-10 — 138 pageviews2026-09-14 — 156 pageviews2026-09-18 — 133 pageviews2026-09-22 — 202 pageviews2026-09-26 — 145 pageviews2026-09-30 — 173 pageviews2026-10-04 — 237 pageviews2026-10-07 — 175 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

214112026-09-30 21:34 — 150 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 150 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 63 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 129 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 120 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 145 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 94 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 214 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 120 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPCo-opIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller Support

2 supported languages: English, French

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCo-opActionMMORPGFantasyAdventureOpen WorldStory RichExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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