Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A big, addictive Arkham-style action RPG whose Nemesis system makes every orc memorable. Skip it if repetitive fortress grinding, clunky controls and unskippable orc monologues bother you.
Great for
Middle-earth fans who love building an orc army through emergent rivalries and fortress sieges
Main risk
Repetitive fortress grind and imprecise controls that wear thin after about 20 hours
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The Nemesis system is top-notch: unique personalities, shifting ranks, memorable rivalries, and genuinely hilarious orc lines that made me smile regularly.”
Steam review · 114.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Combat is more fluid, faster, and more expressive, with smoother movement, better parkour flow, and a larger set of viable builds through skills, gear, and runes.”
Steam review · 114.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Building up a customized force and storming dynamic strongholds makes this one of the most addicting and satisfying power fantasies on Steam.”
Steam review · 62.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I've played all 3 different stories, I've deleted everything, started over, and had a super powerful army several times.”
Steam review · 290.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“If you are a hardcore LOTR fan or want to know more beyond the movies, you MUST play this.”
Steam review · 35 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“If you see any negative comment talking about microtransactions, they are outdated, the microtransactions were removed.”
Steam review · 190.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You can point your left thumbstick at an orc, press the attack button, and Talion will do a 180 and sprint back behind the camera to attack an orc you didn't see”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There is having a lot of content, and then there is copy-pasting the same activities across a bigger map so you can say the game is 40 hours long.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“here there are many captains basically immune to the fighting style game gives you.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The story is the worst, most unimaginative form of fanfic you can imagine.”
Steam review · 39.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Please just let me skip these rediculous monologues of the captains. It literally takes me out of the game EVERY SINGLE TIME.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“It feels grindy in a way that strongly suggests the game was once designed to sell you better orcs”
Steam review · 59.2 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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Recommended
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