Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $3.99
A charming, funny LEGO retelling of the full LOTR trilogy with movie voices, Howard Shore's score and a big open world. Completionists should skip it: bugs and soft-locks plague 100% runs.
Great for
LOTR fans, nostalgic LEGO players, and parents or friends playing co-op who mainly want the story
Main risk
Bugs, soft-locks and broken platforming that block 100% completion or crash the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“possibly one of the best Lego games made by ttGames. even 10 years later as a 20 year old i still fully enjoyed going through and playing it again.”
Steam review · 26.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Nothing hits quite like watching Boromir explode into plastic studs while real movie audio plays over it.”
Steam review · 33.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Walking through the Shire at night with Howard Shore's soundtrack playing in the background is so peaceful”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“By far, this game has the best post-game content in a LEGO game since you can freely explore the breathtaking landscape of Middle Earth.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The co-op gameplay is seamless and perfect for a parent-child duo.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It's steamdeck certified, (I play it exclusively on deck) and is perfect for deck. Controls are great, and runs flawlessly.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is absolutely riddled with bugs. Quest items fall through the floor, platforms are blocked by invisible walls, and scripted events fail to trigger, forcing restarts.”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game hard crashes after you get off the Buckleberry ferry. There are numerous suggested fixes, and none of them work in 2025”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I was about 98.8% into the game when i found out there was no possibility of completing the game without cheat codes”
Steam review · 50.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the most janky platforming in the whole LEGO series”
Steam review · translated · 13.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There are multiple points in the game where your progress is just softlocked.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“awful level design and the worst camera I have come across in a major release”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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