Few IPs capture the imagination of their fan base like Lord of the Rings does. The works of author J.R.R. Tolkien, and the world of Middle-Earth that he created, have found their way into multiple forms of media, from books and movies to comics and video games. Following a period of increased popularity in the early 2000s, coinciding with Peter Jackson's highly acclaimed Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, the franchise saw an abundance of video games released throughout the decade. Not all of these games were necessarily good though, and most of them tried to stick pretty closely with the story and characters that had become so famous through the movies, rather than exploring new territory from within Tolkien's massive world.
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is looking to change that, though. Unveiled at the Summer Games Fest during the Epic Games Showcase, it will debut exclusively for PC via the Epic Games Store. Looking to games like Minecraft and Deep Rock Galactic for inspiration, it will feature procedurally generated areas in order to maximize replayability, all of which will be filled to the brim with artifacts from within Lord of the Rings' deep and extended lore. The aim will be to build civilizations, handle threats, and venture as deep into Moria as possible, all under the watchful tutelage of Lord Gimli Lockbearer, a Dwarf and character that fans of Lord of the Rings will be all too familiar with.
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