The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

Steam Deck Playable

Fantasy Flight Games · Adventure · Apr 18, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

91%
Very Positive
930 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 930 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
And with a party of 4, the 3rd mission of the base campaign where we're helping Hanara find healing herbs (on NORMAL difficulty) spawned, I'm not joking, 15 enemy minis by turn 4 (4 groups of which were elite).
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
All in all, I think the game has some good ideas, we've had some fun playing it, but it lacks replayability.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
We've enjoyed every visit to Middle-Earth in this game and we especially love the co-op nature of it all.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Apart from that, the app does what it does, the interface is quite intuitive and you have a good understanding of what you have to do and what point of interest you have.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters63 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty14 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
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