The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

returntomoria.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, About.

• Online co-op: Page says the game has online cooperative multiplayer.
• Most players online: Page says up to eight players. Xbox and PS5 hosts are limited to four, see the support patch notes.
• Genres: Page calls it a survival crafting video game.
• About: Page sets the game in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth and has players mine for gear and resources.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Release status.

• Kind of game: User tags include Open World Survival Craft, Base Building and Sandbox.
• Sessions: The feature list ties progress to restoring Moria as the story moves on.
• Exploring: User tags include Exploration and Open World.
• Building and creating: Base building is one of the listed features and a user tag.
• Fighting: The feature list includes battling the dark forces, and a user tag is Action.
• Unlocks and progress: The feature list covers crafting and looting gear and rebuilding forges.
• Planning ahead: The feature list has you conserve resources and manage sleep, temperature and noise.
• Release status: The page shows a normal release with no Early Access badge.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Local co-op, Free base co-op, Platforms.

• Local co-op: Categories list Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op and Cross-Platform Multiplayer, with no Shared/Split Screen Co-op. The PlayStation and Xbox listings agree.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the base game for $29.99 and the PlayStation, Xbox and Epic pages also sell it. No free co-op edition was found. Game Pass is a subscription and does not count.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It shows no Mac or Linux build.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: Property P136 lists survival game.
• Release date: P577 gives 2023-10-24 for Windows, 2023-12-05 for PS5 and 2024-08-27 for Xbox Series X and S.

northbeachgames.freshdesk.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Friends can join mid-game.

• Most players online: Patch notes say Epic and Steam players can host an 8-player game and Xbox and PS5 players can host a 4-player game. The highest cap is used.
• Friends can join mid-game: Patch notes mention joining an ongoing online session with a new dwarf, and clients who join after a meal was cooked. No plain statement of free joining and leaving was found.

northbeachgames.freshdesk.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: The article answers yes to cross-play and says it also works on dedicated servers.
• Crossplay between: Says players on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S can play together. PC here covers Steam and Epic, both Windows.

returntomoria.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Most players online, Sessions.

• Crossplay: The maker's post of 2025-10-21 says full cross-play between Steam, Epic, PlayStation 5 and Xbox X|S.
• Most players online: The same post says co-op for up to eight players.
• Sessions: The same post calls the base game story-driven survival crafting.

returntomoria.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, Platforms.

• Release date: The maker's post of 2023-12-05 says the game was released on Windows PC through the Epic Games Store on Oct. 24. Steam shows Aug 27, 2024, the day Steam and Xbox Series X|S got the game, so the first release date is used.
• Platforms: The post covers the PS5 release and says the Windows PC release came first on the Epic Games Store.

returntomoria.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release status.

• Release status: The maker's post of April 2026 says active development has concluded and the game is not going offline. The game stays released.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Local co-op.

• Platforms: The page shows the PS5 version.
• Local co-op: The listing shows one player on the console and up to four online players with PS Plus.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Crossplay, Most players online.

• Platforms: The page says to play on Xbox Series X|S.
• Crossplay: Capabilities list Xbox cross-platform co-op and cross-platform multiplayer.
• Most players online: The capability list shows online co-op for 2 to 4 players on Xbox, which agrees with the console host limit of four.

store.epicgames.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online.

• Platforms: The Epic page sells the game and the maker says the Epic release is on Windows PC.
• Most players online: The Epic page lists Co-op and Online Multiplayer and says co-op for up to 8 players.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, Story, Fear, Tension and danger, Exploring, Fighting.

• Release date: PC Gamer review of 2023-10-27 lists the release date as October 24, 2023.
• Story: Review of 2023-10-27 describes a voiced opening speech by Gimli and a quest to reclaim the mine.
• Fear: Review of 2023-10-27 calls the mines cold and dark with an echoing soundscape that feels lonely. It does not call the game scary.
• Tension and danger: Review says getting back to your body to recover gear after a death is hard and adds a tension the reviewer normally only gets from Soulslikes.
• Exploring: Review calls it more of a dungeon crawler and says the procedurally built halls are hard to tell apart.
• Fighting: Review says orcs call up their mates and you fight several at once, and calls the combat stiff.

cogconnected.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Story, Getting better.

• Story: Review of 2023-10-30 says the narrative keeps feeding you objectives and waypoints, so it plays more like an RPG than a free-form crafting game.
• Getting better: Review says some systems and materials are not explained well, though the tutorial hand-holds in other places.

roundtablecoop.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Fear.

• Working in sync: In-progress review of 2023-10-24 says both co-op players must rest at the same time.
• Building and creating: Review says larger builds need support columns and structures can be repaired with a hammer.
• Unlocks and progress: Review says repairing statues unlocks recipes.
• Fear: Review says long stretches in darkness build despair and drain health.

gamingtrend.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Laughter and chaos, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Getting better, Fear.

• Laughter and chaos: Review of 2024-09-20 recommends it for fans who like goofing around in the world with friends.
• Calm and coziness: Review says the reviewer never felt stressed and made a cozy nook as a base. Fighting still gets hard when you play alone.
• Time to hang out: Review describes friends mining, cooking and exploring while their dwarves sing together.
• Working in sync: Review describes three players each taking a morning job, such as running the base, clearing monsters and cooking.
• Getting better: Review says the game teaches you as you go, with a few later items not explained.
• Fear: Review calls the old halls spooky as well as magnificent.