LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™

It is first and foremost a great Lord of the RIngs game, plus its Lego. Need I say more?!

lego the lord of the rings is highly recommended, i give it a 10/10, and if you like to play with legos give this game a try you will get addicted.

nice game feels like the books and the films

I have vague memories of playing this game as a kid, and playing it now was just as charming and fun. I love the Middle Earth, the levels are creative and fun (I especially love the hidden mini-kit chest rooms in some of the levels) and the character designs and inventory system are very fun. I just wish that one Mithril brick in Mordor was easier to unlock. I don't like using exploits to get it lol

Anyway, very fun would recommend very silly time etc.

'Recommended with a big asterisk'
Hard to recommend based on the amount of tech issues I had just getting this to work. Spent roughly two hours fixing glitches (which turned out to be common) & getting the game to work with ds4windows.
Based on the game alone, its worth a play through, however if tech issues aren't your thing I'd hard swerve this one.

combining my two favourite things... LEGO and Lord Of The Rings. seems a bit glitchy at times. ive gone flying in the air. i couldnt target something to get a mini kit. so we will see if i can 100% this game or if its broken

While the game its self is fun, the lack of save spots was infuriating. I tried for 30 minutes before exiting to find somewhere, anywhere to save and nothing. I just shut it down, but know i would have to redo 30-45 mins of play to get back to where i actually left off was really annoying and ruined the enjoyment of the game. That's my 2 cents. Spend it wisely. =P

This is probably my favorite Lego game, period. Just finished 100% in 2025. No regrets, worth the hours of playtime

Spent 2 hours trying to get the game to launch, leading to me to have to manually download and ADD files that where MISSING. In the end the game started but didn't have audio. As of writing I have yet to find a solution, so until I do I'm unfortunately going to have to not recommend this game. Knowing these games it was most likely due to me running on a newer software then what the game orignally was built for (Windows 11). But still having to download files from a third party just to run one game I something that should not be needed...

aside from lego star wars the complete saga, this is the best lego game ive ever played, i highly recommend

I really wanted to like this game and feel I am the target demographic, but there were are few elements that meant I just couldn't get into it.
I'm a big LotR fan and enjoy playing couch coop games with my partner, I've also played other LEGO games before as a kid and remember them fondly. But it felt to me like the game didn't have basic usability sorted and the open-world elements felt forced.
In no particular order my issues were:
- No ability to change very low controller sensitivity/forced lock on
- Clunky-feeling platforming
- Lack of polish on UI elements
- Quests and open-world elements in general feeling tacked-on. For example the audio recordings for the quest givers were lower quality than the rest of the audio in the game, the quests felt boiler-plate and uninteresting, the map felt unintuitive and clunky to use
- Constant referring to basic objects like a fire as a 'LEGO fire'. A small nitpick but it contributed to the game feeling more corporate and like it was made to mash IP together to sell copies.

Overall I was quite surprised to have a negative experience with this game. I'd really love to be proven wrong, perhaps for someone to tell me of some menu option I was missing, or that the game significantly improves later on, but as it is I just can't recommend it.

It's a cute game but there is a glitch that won't allow you to push things forward when you need to.

Getting the steam version for 3$ was obviously cheaper than buying a dvd drive, i got a physical version of this game years ago and my current laptop doesnt have a dvd drive.

Overall tho, i'd say it's about a 7.5 to an 8

For Gondor!

Really good lego game, actually lets you explore all of middle earth even if it's a lego sized version. Still kind of weird this is as close to a free-romaing LOTR game made that lets you walk across middle earth from the shire to mordor.

Gameplay is fun, same lego formula as OG lego star wars games. If you liked those and you like LOTR then no reason you wont enjoy this! Lots of good humour and the achivements are particularly amusing.

En iyi yüzüklerin efendisi oyununun lego oyunu olması çok üzücü ama adamlar güzel yapmış oyunu.

This is quite possibly the greatest Lego Traveler's Tales game ever made.

Based on the legendary Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, this game takes you on an adventure through Middle Earth, reliving key moments from the films, as well as including bits and bobs from the books, such as the likes of Tom Bombadil, as well as the typical gags and light humor found in the Lego games.

The main gimmick of this game is that you have access to character inventories to acquire items and tools to help you throughout your adventure, both in story levels and the hub world of Middle Earth. There are also small quests you can complete, usually entailing either finding a character's belongings hidden in stages or forging a new item to appease an NPC, rewarding you with red bricks or mythril bricks, which can be used to forge more tools for use and amusement. There's a surprising amount of items you can make, both useful and obvious toys such as a paintbrush that changes the colors of those you bonk with it, or boots that play a wooden xylophone rendition of the main theme of Lord of the Rings as you walk.

I have to note, though, that the game can be buggy at times. Usual bugs involve collision errors that can do wacky things like launch you into space, though it can be stated that the final boss is a bit notorious for bugs where he can lose too much hp and it overflows to have virtual immortality. Thankfully, a brisk reload tends to fix things, but it does take you out of the experience at times when you're pushing a block in a puzzle and collision sends it into the sky.

That said, this rivals 1st place with Lego Harry Potter 1 as my most favorite of the Lego TT games, and I can highly recommend it.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them

One of my favorite if not my favorite Lego game. It has really good gameplay aspects compared to the other games and as long as you can get over it using the dialogue from the movie it is truly a great game

Decided to 100% this as a way to de-stress from fall exams last year, probably the only thing that kept me together.

Amazing game! Really fun! Plenty of love and attention to detail went into this game!

Decent port of a classic game played through the storymode there was a few audio glitches early on but I just got driver updates for my speakers. The storymode is about 7-8 hours to complete. There is still a ton to do in free play. Wish there was more depth to the combat system but its an old lego game and more figures to collect. The level design was great and espically fun if you play with another person working together to complete it. Lego needs to make a new one like they did with star wars

its lego and lord of the rings whats not to like besides some of the buggy puzzles

Jak każda gierka lego. Śmieszne cutscenki, zagadki, po prostu przyjemna rozgrywka.

A great Lego game and a fun adaption of the LOTR film trilogy.

If you like lego, lord of the rings or even both. What are you waiting for?

So after playing Lego Hobbit game I decided maybe I should give the other games a chance, I had stopped playing Lego games after one of the games glitched out at 70% and prevented me from getting 100%, I went in with the highest of hopes, especially after the Hobbit game gave me no issues with getting 100% , sure it glitched up a few times but nothing that a reset didn’t fix. Anyway I was proven wrong with this game unfortunately.

The Story – you take on the Lord of the rings Trilogy, start off with man’s betrayal of the elves by keeping the One ring, up too Frodo accidentally on purpose finding the one ring, on wards and upwards until you’re on mount doom parking the beef bus on the Hershey highway on Ol Sam… OK I lied, you never do that, but I’m pretty sure something was going on between Mr. Frodo and Sam Wise, even if Sam has a smoking hot shorty wife back at home.. Anyway, the game features 18 stages, and 1 bonus stage of fun and adventure. (Complete with voice lines directly taken from the movies.. SWEET)

While this games roster was significantly less then the Hobbit game, most of the big hitters are here, from everyone’s favorite Elf Legolas, (heh, Lego), to the cranky Dorf that doesn’t love being thrown (but you’ll throw him for sure) Gimli, etc etc etc..

Game play – Lego games play almost identical to each other, you play through each stage once, then go replay the stage to collect collectibles, unlike older games, this one has Quest, which let you hand in some of the items you find to get Brick (crafting material) or Red Brick (Cheating.. yes,, cheat, cheat, cheat)

Pro’s
Simple yet rewarding game play
Voice lines from the movies (YES)
Fairly fun map layouts,
Lord of the Rings, how could you go wrong??

Con’s
More bugs and Glitches then you can shake a stick at
Game breaking glitches that prevent 100% and multiple achievement unlocks
Some crashing issues

Recommendation
Now while the game does have some glitches, bugs and stuff that will prevent you from getting 100% achievements, it’s still fairly fun, it’s also really cheap most of the time, especially during sales, you can get it for probably cheaper then a cup of coffee. While the bugs and glitches are numerous, the really great casual game play, and fun factor mean it’s still certainly worth a play and a buy. If you’re an achievement hunter like me, I’d 100% investigate how to avoid some of the bugs (Don’t use safe statues and then quit to restart later) While you might still get hit with a nasty bug, the developers were at the very least nice enough to give out some codes (cheat codes) to help people stuck at 99%, but what happens if you’re stuck at 98% because of a few bugs.. Anyway, I’d still recommend the game at the sale price which normally hovers from 4 – 6 dollars, it’s a nice steal for 35 – 50 hours of game play.

This game is so epic. I always dreamed of playing it and now i can.
Lookin to clock more hours in this.
truly a childhood dream come true.
I aim to get the "taking the hobbits to Isengard" acheivement for the memes.
Thanks for reading this review.
GO PLAY IT YOU FOOL OF A TOOK!

well, it's one of the Lego game and Lord of the Ring, if you're passably interested in either of those, there's a good chance you'll like this. I really enjoyed having an open world map

Good game. If you enjoy the LEGO games, you will enjoy this one as well. There's enough that's different to adapt it to middle earth. As always, the humour is really well done. Appropriate for both children and adults. 7/10

Super fun game! Just like the game play on the PS would DEFFFF recommend C:

I originally played this on Xbox 360 and I've been replaying it lately on Steam. I've played just about every single LEGO game ever made by Traveler's Tales and this one is easily my favorite. Open world that you can cross in a matter of minutes, tons of recognizable characters but not so many that it feels overwhelming, and enough to collect in the open world that it's not muddled. Just a perfectly sized LEGO game and tons of fun with great cutscenes where you can feel the love from the developers. Lots of in-jokes that fans of the series will get and little Easter eggs like Legolas walking on top of snow warm my heart so much. I absolutely love this game.

The play through of the main story line was fantastic. If you are a lotr fan, you will love this. Then all the unlocked things you can find after you've finished the main story are a lot of fun to try to find. There are some occasional bugs (I've fallen through the world more than once), but pretty minor. Would definitely recommend! I plan on getting as close to 100% complete as I can :)

if you love LOTR its the exact gameplay just lego. its fun and a great game

One of the better LEGO games in terms of following its subject matter closely, still humorous but toned down compared to others. The Hobbit has the bigger and more interesting over-world, but the actual levels are far better in this, 30 hours in and still loads to do.

Let me just say I had an absolute blast with this one. First of all Steamdeck users, before starting the game press the gear icon next to it, press properties go to compatibility and check off force the use of compatibility tool. Put it on GE Proton I put mine on GE Proton7-55 and it worked so smoothly at 60fps and 1080p quality.

Now on to the review:
This is the definitive lord of the rings game, YES you heard me the definitive LOTR movie trilogy experience. Not Shadow of Mordor or Shadow of War. This one right here though only because those amazing games do not go over the movies. This tells all 3 movies with all the voices of the movies in the games audio so you get all those amazing performances from various celebrities. It honestly does a pretty good job telling the 3 movies, and as I would not say to play this if you have not seen them, I also would not blame you if you just played this. It is a wonderful experience and introduction into Middle-Earth and it will probably persuade you to watch the movies. This is a LEGO game through and through but there are many deaths in this game as well as much lighter comedy for a more serious overall tone to fit the movies, there is some physical comedy but compared to other LEGO games it is a very small amount. This game authentically keeps the heart of the movies.

LEGO
I mean you build to solve puzzles while hacking and slashing through enemies and platforming, just a regular lego game and nice Open world that covers all the way from Gondor to Mordor I mean it's more coverage then Shadow of War BUT the areas are very small compared to that of course. HOWEVER, there is a big mechanic that I have not played in other lego games.

ARMORY
You get an inventory wheel where literally everything you pick up you have to find a slot in your inventory to put it in. Then there's an armory and gear system where you can literally on the fly give characters abilities and different appearances, the collection to choose from once you find all the items, gear, weapons, and armor is quite massive for a new mechanic. Various items do interesting things that keeps the gameplay new and there is so much variety. BUT there are problems one being once you have the items you cannot put them in inventory slots instead you have to bring up the treasure menu and select the item you want, you can wear different items all at once like armor and weapons but once they conflict with eachother the character will switch out the armor. The armor or abilities from what you give your character will also not stay you have to bring up your treasure menu constantly in overworld and in levels unfortunately.

CHARACTER WHEEL
This one sucks, I am used to just bringing up the massive character menu to choose who I want to be, here you have a character wheel that leads to the character menu and then you can select what you want and you can only alter two characters in the character wheel and it WILL reset all the time. This mechanic makes the game a lot slower then other LEGO games.

ABILITIES
NO FLYING SADLY, explosives, fire, tracking, NO GOLDEN LEGOS to blast to oblivion, growing, archery, acrobatics, illumination, various ways to make yourself invisible. Other abilities usually are with the unique items like being able to grow heads, change character colors, force enemies to dance, freeze, burn, and one of my favorites turning an enemy into a skeleton and THEN making them dance. No flying ability sucks because it makes traversal through the open world very slow. You can teleport but I am so used to being able to fly in LEGO games for some reason. Another problem is no one can sprint for some reason and they need a special item to sprint, this one just sucks to be honest.

CONCLUSION
Overall, if you want to play all three movies with some physical comedy through an action adventure puzzle game with platforming elements then this is it. Even with glitch galore this game is still so fun and the new armory treasure system though not executed the best way is exciting none the less to use. I recommend this game for any LOTR fans, LEGO game fans, and especially if you are both!!!

PS look up some guides to make sure to avoid some game breaking glitches.

This and Lego: The Hobbit are sooo good! Shout out to the devs!

nostalgic asf. such a genuine gaming experience.

Great Lego game, had a blast playing it.

My only problem with it is that when I try jumping to certain platforms, my character will always stop just short of the next one whenever I try to make the jump.

This game is worth it for the soundtrack alone.

If you enjoy LEGO games and love Lord of the Rings, then you're gonna love this game.

Anybody who recommends you this game has not tried to complete it. During the porting process they have managed to create a more bug filled experience than a trip to Australia. To enjoy this game I would suggest a leather suit and a german woman with a whip as this is the true masochist experience.

pretty solid for both a lego and a LoTR game. WAYYYYYYY better than the Skywalker Saga lego game. grab this on sale

There's a bug at the Secret Stairs level that prevents you from progressing. This bug is unfixable and (to my knowledge) does not have a workaround. The level is at about 14 hours of gameplay. I don't understand how there are positive reviews on this game when this bug has apparently remained unfixed since it has come out (2012).

EDIT: I changed my review to positive because I love LOTR and more importantly, I found a workaround! Credit to Gailenga for this one (though I did modify the fix a little). The fix is to shut down steam, turn off your internet, and backup then delete the file "C:\Users\USER\AppData\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO The Lord of the Rings"
After that, boot up the game again and you should be good to go, although you will have to reset your controls and go through the initial cutscene again.

DO NOT GET if you have a Chromebook with steam beta. Issue with lava/water texture causing it to be a flashing epileptic hazard that can be seen through walls and incredibly buggy. In order to fix it you'll have to jump through hoops and other obstacles but it involves having a background in coding before attempting to install Proton GE which may or may not work.

This is by far the best game LEGO ever made. I will die on this hill.

Lego Lord of the Rings is a true classic! What more is there to say? It perfectly combines the charm of Lego with the epic world of Middle-earth. The game takes you through the iconic scenes from The Lord of the Rings movies, and you get to experience them in the fun, humorous Lego style. The gameplay is classic Lego fun—puzzle-solving, platforming, and building—while also capturing the spirit of the original story.

The character variety is great, with each member of the Fellowship having unique abilities, and the game's world is beautifully recreated in Lego form. Whether you’re a fan of the movies or just love Lego games, Lego Lord of the Rings delivers an enjoyable experience that never gets old. It’s one of those games that feels timeless and will always hold a special place in the hearts of Lego and LOTR fans alike.

tl;dr

Only Lego game to ever give me goosebumps - must play for LotR fans

Overview:

This feels like a nobrainer, as "Lego Lord of the Rings" mostly explains itself. Over the course of 17 Levels you relive the story of the three Peter Jackson Movies, and discover the huge open world of Middle-Earth in between the missions. A lot of studs, characters, Mithril Items and the classic red bricks wait for you to be discovered and get collected.

The Good Stuff:

It is an amazing retelling of the movie trilogy, with the derpy Lego touch delivering quite a couple of chuckles. I'll just mention the Witch King and dark corners here. Although i knew what was going to happen story wise, i still was surprised quite often. By the creativity of the levels, how they managed to lead you through the specific parts and partly by the fact, that you are actually playing certain scenarios, instead of just being shown a cutscene. The epicness of some moments is quite unchallenged. I sincerely had goosebumps more than once, which does not happen that often, especially not in a Lego Game. Exploring Middle-Earth in a Lego setting feels kinda wholesome, discovering all the relevant places and just being able to go there was amazing. Like it's adequate for a Lego Game, there are a lot of characters to collect, with most of the major story characters available, and some fillers. Also i genuinely enjoyed the bossfights which feels like a pleasant surprise. No, they are no Elden Ring adversaries, but they have several attacks, specific ways of being damaged and are just overall incredibly well staged.

The Sorta-Kinda-Grinds-My-Gears-Stuff:

Yes, it was good, but some levels felt a bit uninspired. While the devs were pretty creative at times, they resorted to tedious repetitive actions at other times. If you have to do the same thing like five times in a row it gets old. It could be worse, but it had me thinking "what ... again?" occasionally. Performance wise everything was fine, with some minor issues and bugs, but nothing too drastic. For most characters there is sadly no need or use case. Mostly you pick the same couple of heroes, because they can deal with stuff, and others just can't. Many characters don't do anything at all, they are just ... there. If you want to play the game or the story in free mode with them, by all means, but they alone wont help you collecting everything. Also, it could be a local/hardware issue, but at times, the character selection was very wonky and did not really work as intended, which got a wee bit aggravating at times, in situations where you have to cycle through your characters often. Oh, and the bonus level just kinda sucks, let's not talk about that.

The Atrociously-Bad Stuff:

Nope, nothing to see here.

Achievement-Hunter-Things:

Basically collect everything and get 100%. Furthermore there are a couple of level and interaction specific achievements. Some of which are a bit buggy and need some luck or minor troubleshooting, but the problems are popular and widely discussed, with different possible solutions (i managed, so can you). The road to 100% gets slightly unnerving in the end. Just collecting everything gets tedious at some point. Furthermore, the movement is a bit rough around the edges and you will learn that, when you really want to do everything. There are a couple of jump puzzles and stuff like that, which the game is not really designed for doing. Other than that, you have to play each level at least twice, if you start Freeplay without the right characters or Mithril items for every possible interaction even more often, some preparation is recommended (i used the IGN Walkthrough for assistance). Some people seem to struggle with the "Delved to greedily..." Achievement, for which you have to collect 10 billion studs, but it's actually not that hard and comes naturally, if you focus on the stud multiplier red bricks first. DLC's are not needed.

Conclusion:

It is totally up to you, how extensive you play this, there is no need to collect everything, only the story can be enjoyed. With that being said, for Lord of the Rings fans i actually consider this to be a must play. Especially because of the aforementioned goosebumps parts, which make up for a bit of redundancy. Also, the unnerving parts where exclusively related to the achievement journey, so they will not be encountered, while going for the story levels. Not much more to say, just grab the game and have an epic time.

10/10.

Greatest LEGO game ever made. Hands down.

Nice adaptation, just didn't like the death of Boromir

Playing with my 7 year old in coop on a potato laptop. 10/10.

i have the best experience with this game

no bugs, wonderful graphics, yeah i'd say that this is worth the 19 dollars.