List of Middle-earth video games
This is a list of Middle-earth video games. It includes both video games based directly on J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth, and those derived from books, films, and television series which in turn were based on Tolkien's works.
Official games based on the novels[]
- 2D Era (1982–1994)
- 3D Era (2002–present)
Official games based on the movies and TV series[]
Mobile games[]
Title | Year | Publisher | Developer | Platforms | Metacritic score |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Forces of Light and Darkness (mobile game)[10][11] | 2001 | Movistar Eircell |
Riot-E | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Journeys of the Fellowship (mobile game)[12] | 2001 | Movistar Eircell |
Riot-E | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of Middle-earth (mobile game)[13] | 2001 | Movistar Eircell |
Riot-E | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (mobile game)[14] | 2002 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Flarb | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings Trivia Game[15] | 2003 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Centerscore | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Trivia[16] | 2003 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (mobile game)[17] | 2003 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | ImaginEngine | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings Pinball[18] | 2003 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Trivia[19] | 2004 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy (mobile game)[20] | 2005 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: Legends[21][22] | 2005 | Jamdat Mobile Inc. | Microjocs Mobile | Mobile Phone | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense[23] | 2010 | Glu Mobile | Glu Mobile | Apple iOS | 65 |
Lego The Lord of the Rings | 2012 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | TT Fusion | Android, Apple iOS | 78 |
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth[24][25] | 2012 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Kabam |
Kabam | Android, Apple iOS | 56 |
The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth[26] | 2014 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Kabam |
Balanced Worlds[27] Tokkun Studio[28] |
Android, Apple iOS | 52 |
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Fight for Middle-earth[29] | 2014 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Juego Studio | Android, Apple iOS | 20 |
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game[30] | 2017 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | IUGO Mobile[31] | Android, Apple iOS | 67[32] |
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth[33] | 2019 | Asmodee Digital | Fantasy Flight Interactive | Android, Apple iOS | N/A |
The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War[34] | 2021 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | NetEase | Android, Apple iOS | TBD |
Browser and flash games[]
Title | Year | Publisher | Developer | Platforms |
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The Lord of the Rings Online TCG[35][36] | 2003 | Decipher, Inc. Sony Online Entertainment |
Worlds Apart | Web browser |
The Hobbit: Dwarf Combat Training[37][38] | 2012 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Sticky Studios[citation needed] | Web browser |
The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age[39] | 2013 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Kabam |
Kabam | |
The Hobbit: A Journey through Middle-earth[40] | 2013 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | North Kingdom[41] | Google Chrome |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Barrel Escape[42] | 2013 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Sticky Studios[citation needed] | Web browser |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Spiders of Mirkwood[42] | 2013 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Trigger | Web browser |
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Orc Attack[43] | 2014 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | SMG Studio | Web browser |
Cancelled games and ports[]
Parodies[]
- The Boggit
- Bored of the Rings (1985), partially inspired by the book of the same name (1969).
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