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Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Lord of the Rings: War in the North — Genres, rating & game data

Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an action RPG developed by Snowblind Studios. The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series of novels. Eradan, Andriel, and Farin arrive at the Prancing Pony tavern in a small town of Bree where they meet Aragorn. He tasks them with distra

Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a rpg game developed by Feral Interactive, 2011. It stands out for melee combat and a fantasy setting. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 70/100, it ranks as a well received title in our catalog.

About Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an action RPG developed by Snowblind Studios. The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series of novels.

Eradan, Andriel, and Farin arrive at the Prancing Pony tavern in a small town of Bree where they meet Aragorn. He tasks them with distracting the orcs at Fornost in order to save Frodo from an attack that is plotted against him. The trio sets out on a difficult quest.

At the beginning of every level, the player has to choose one of the three characters to play with. Each character has their own set of skills and equipment.

All three characters are able to use light and heavy attacks, block enemy attacks, sprint, and perform combat rolls. Critical strike system is also present. During singleplayer it is possible to command the player's comrades.

Online co-op mode is also present with up to three players. It is possible to swap items between the characters with each character being able to find their own set of secrets on the level which is not possible in singleplayer.

Leveling up system is also present with players being able to level up their melee attacks, long-range attacks or their defense.

How Lord of the Rings: War in the North was received

Of the 9,475 Steam player reviews, 82% are positive. Critics score it 66/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a mixed-to-positive reception.

Players

  • Steam players9,475 reviews82%Very positive
  • IGDB community149 reviews71/100

Critics

  • Metacritic66/100
  • IGDB8 reviews66/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

70/100 ↗

Rating

👍 57%

394 votes

Type

RPG, Action RPG, Adventure

Released

2011

Updated May 2026

Developer

Feral Interactive

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive

Avg. playtime

~3h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Official trailer for Lord of the Rings: War in the North

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