Summoned to the Misty Mountains by Lord Gimli Lockbearer, players take control of a company of Dwarves tasked to reclaim the lost spoils from the Dwarven homeland of Moria-known as Khazad-dûm or Dwarrowdelf-in the depths below their very feet.
It’s the only survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. The companies made the announcement during the Summer Game Fest. In that sense, this game represents new lore in the Tolkien universe. At the very least, it’ll be a curio for fans (and hopefully better than The Lord of the Rings: Gollum).The game follows the dwarf Gimli as he returns with the dwarves to the mines of Moria after the events of the trilogy are over.
It’s also set later in The Lord of the Rings canon than most other material, taking place in the Fourth Age following the destruction of the One Ring. Beyond that, you can expect to craft all manner of gear and uncover magical artifacts to help you survive. The game also has survival elements, so you’ll be balancing food, sleep, temperature, and - in a novel twist - noise levels, lest you risk waking the nightmares of the deeps. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is designed for co-op gameplay (though you can also play solo), where you’ll create a custom dwarf and set off to reclaim the mines, which will be procedurally generated for each run. By the looks of the Return to Moria gameplay trailer, those threats will include the ever-present orcs, as well as giant spiders, cave trolls, and the Watcher in the Water.
It looks like you’ll be able to build a whole host of structures and rooms, including defensive towers and mead halls, all the while chasing off the threats that have invaded the mines. Narrated by Gimli himself, John Rhys-Davies, the trailer shows off how you and your merry band of dwarves will be able to explore, build, and defend the mines of Moria. The game still has a vague fall 2023 release window, though we’ve today learned that it will be available on Xbox and PlayStation platforms in addition to the previously announced PC (via Epic Games Store). Following its announcement earlier this year, a first-look gameplay trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria dropped during Summer Game Fest today.
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