Fun, humorous LEGO gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Its a really charming LEGO game with a lot of humor, fun puzzles, and a great Middle-earth atmosphere.”
Steam review · 35.6 h played ↗
LEGO® The Hobbit™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Traveller's Tales, Feral Interactive (Mac)2014Adventure · Action · Puzzle
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $3.99
The verdict
A charming, funny LEGO adventure with a big open Middle-earth, but it covers only two of the three movies and is often buggy. Skip it if you want a complete story or hate crashes.
Great for
LEGO and Tolkien fans who enjoy co-op, exploration and collecting, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Story ends abruptly after two movies, and bugs can block 100% completion
What players love
Large open world to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This Lego game features one of the best, most "open worlds" I have seen in any Lego game.”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
Crafting and new mechanics add depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A great follow-up with an interesting resource-gathering system that adds a bit more depth to the usual LEGO formula.”
Steam review · 48.9 h played ↗
Great for co-op and kids
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“My 4.5 year old son is having an absolute blast playing through this.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Among the best LEGO games
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“This is probably my favorite lego game out of all of them.”
Steam review · 44.8 h played ↗
Great Tolkien atmosphere and movie soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The game uses voice tracks and songs from the movies which is nice.”
Steam review · 27 h played ↗
What players complain about
Story incomplete: no third movie
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“It feels like it is missing a third of the game because... well... it is.”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Many bugs and soft locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Once I got into free play, it’s just constant bugs, one after another.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the sheer number of hard crashes I experienced where I had to quit the game and restart it, is unacceptable.”
Steam review · 51.6 h played ↗
Tedious crafting, loot grind and fetch quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the first quest I encountered asked for 50 breads”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
Bad camera and PC controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The camera is literally the most difficult enemy in the game, causing more deaths than anything else.”
Steam review · 44.6 h played ↗
Unskippable animations and slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Has many long unskipable moments like changing time of day, fast travel, and conversations.”
Steam review · 36.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows®XP SP3, Windows Vista/7/8 with latest service packs and updates installed
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 X2 EE 3800+ (2*2000 Mhz) or similar Intel CPU, such as Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 (2*2000 Mhz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS or ATI Radeon X1950 Pro or better
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
ProcessorAMD or Intel Quad Core running at 4*2600 Mhz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 or ATI Radeon HD 5850 or better
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows®XP SP3, Windows Vista/7/8 with latest service packs and updates installed
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 X2 EE 3800+ (2*2000 Mhz) or similar Intel CPU, such as Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 (2*2000 Mhz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS or ATI Radeon X1950 Pro or better
Storage10 GB available space
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