Used to identify the game, unaltered. Lego The Lord of the Rings wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Lego The Lord of the Rings

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO® The Lord of the Rings follows the original story-lines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events re-imagined with the humor and endl

Action Adventure

Player score

9.0/10

16,093 reviews

Released: 2012
Developer: Traveller's Tales
Platforms: 3 systems
Critics: 80
Steam Deck: verified
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Lego The Lord of the Rings?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	30 October 2012
Developer	Traveller's Tales
Publisher	Warner Bros. Games
Platforms	Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck
Genres	Action Adventure
Languages	9 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2082291, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Lego The Lord of the Rings received?

Players90%positive of 16,093 · Very Positive

Metacritic80critic aggregate, PC

Achievements48on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	verified
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$19.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Lego The Lord of the Rings on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes40 of 300 (13%)
The game hard crashes after you get off the Buckleberry ferry.
Steam review, 21 November 2025 · 3 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpful
Crashes during or immediately after cutscenes.
Steam review, 21 May 2026 · 42 hours played · 13 readers marked it helpful
Softlocks and broken quests11 of 300 (4%)
It feels like the game is constantly trying to softlock you.
Steam review, 21 May 2026 · 42 hours played · 13 readers marked it helpful
I can't get through a level without soft locking at least once.
Steam review, 15 December 2025 · 18 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

A further 81 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Lego The Lord of the Rings

24 games overlap with Lego The Lord of the Rings on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4.

All 24 games like Lego The Lord of the Rings

Common questions about Lego The Lord of the Rings

What platforms is Lego The Lord of the Rings on?

Lego The Lord of the Rings is available on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck. It first released in 2012.

How much does Lego The Lord of the Rings cost?

$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Lego The Lord of the Rings?

90% of 16,093 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Lego The Lord of the Rings?

80 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Lego The Lord of the Rings work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Lego The Lord of the Rings as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

Who made Lego The Lord of the Rings?

Lego The Lord of the Rings was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Games.