The Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online

Available on:

PC
Mac

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developers

Standing Stone Games, Turbine

Release Date

April 23, 2007 (19 years ago)

Publishers

Codemasters, Daybreak Game Company, Midway Games, Turbine, WB Games

Content Rating

T

Franchises

The Lord of the Rings

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Summary

Lord of the Rings Online is the premier MMORPG set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s wondrous world of Middle-earth. LOTRO brings you into the timeline of the events of The Lord of the Rings story, and sets you on a path that parallels the Fellowship of the Ring, aiding them on their journey to Mordor by performing tasks and adventurous deeds surrounding their path across Middle-earth.

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