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Watch trailer on Steam ↗The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition
Aspyr Media · Published by Aspyr Media
Content notice: Gameplay consists of frequent combat scenarios with characters using their weapons to slash/stab enemies.
Very Positive — 83% positive (2,141 reviews) · 46 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition expands Tolkien’s epic legendarium, delving into the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost.
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Action, RPG · 2026 · More £15 - £30 games
Explore Middle-earth's shadows as you command a force against Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition, an intense action-RPG where every choice matters.
About this game
Form Your Own Fellowship. It’s Time for War!
A Shadow rises in the North. Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth where war rages beyond the Fellowship’s path. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition expands Tolkien’s epic legendarium, delving into the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost. While Frodo and Samwise embark on their journey to Mount Doom, a new Fellowship must rise and defend the North. Let this be the hour when we draw swords together!
Choose Your Orc-Bane – Seamlessly hot-swap between three uniquely skilled characters.
Eradan: Dúnedain Ranger–Stealth and precision with bows and swords
Andriel: Elven Loremaster–Magical support with healing and area-of-effect spells
Farin: Dwarven Champion–Tank-like durability and devastating melee attacks
Co-op Fellowship – Play with up to 2 friends online or in split-screen co-op. The survival of your Fellowship and all of Middle-earth depends upon your uniquely skilled heroes working together. Fight together or die alone!
Deep RPG Progression – Customize your hero with unique skills, abilities, and gear. Collect powerful weapons and armor to shape your playstyle.
Command a Great Eagle – Call upon Beleram, a mighty Great Eagle, to strike from the skies and turn the tide of battle.
Iconic Cameos & Locations – Encounter familiar faces like Aragorn, Gandalf, and Elrond as you journey through lore-rich locations including the Elven sanctuaries of Rivendell and Lórien, the daunting heights of The Lonely Mountain, and the fog-laden paths of Mirkwood.
Darker, Grittier Middle-earth – Experience the brutal reality of war with mature storytelling, blood-soaked battlefields, and the desperate fight to defend the North against Sauron’s advancing armies.
A World Full of Peril – The world is gnawed by nameless things. Face ruthless Orcs, monstrous Trolls, deadly Wargs, spectral Barrow-wights, and the dark sorcery of Agandaûr’s forces in epic battles across Middle-earth. Don’t be hasty—Agandaûr commands even greater terrors, summoning Fell Beasts and Creatures of Shadow to his aid.
Forth, and Fear No Darkness! What Say You?!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 290X
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12400F /AMD Ryzen 5 5600x
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 6600
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Press Coverage
A dev tried to warn WB Games not to launch Lord of the Rings: War in the North 10 days before Skyrim, but was 'overruled'
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a WB Games-published 2011 action RPG about a different fellowship that went the other way, recently reappeared on Steam in a polished-up Legacy Edition package. While the modernizations are getting a favorable reception—it's currently enjoying a Very Positive rating on Steam—its original launch 15 didn't earn much attention for something with "The Lord of the Rings" in the title... Read more.Read full article on PC Gamer (Lincoln Carpenter)Press Coverage
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr
After getting delisted way back in 2019 on PC, Aspyr Media have re-released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-returns-with-a-legacy-edition-from-aspyr/Read full article on GamingOnLinuxPress Coverage
A long-lost Lord of the Rings action RPG makes a surprise return to Steam
16 years ago, we used a trailer for the then-upcoming action RPG Lord of the Rings: War in the North to drop a sick burn on people who maybe take their Tolkien a little too seriously. The game launched a year later, in 2011, to middling reviews and disappointing sales, and there it sat until the delisting process began in late 2018; SteamDB indicates it got the axe on Steam the following February. But now it's back, which you already knew because you read the headline, in a Legacy Edition version, with enhancements including hot-swappable characters, refined enemy-target locking, an improved interface, new autosave feature, and numerous bug fixes... Read more.Read full article on PC Gamer (Andy Chalk)
