The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria expansion ‘Durin’s Folk’ launches November 18
Over 20 hours of additional content.
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria expansion “Durin’s Folk” will launch on November 18, ublisher North Beach Games and developer Free Range Games announced. It includes more than 20 hours of additional content, as well as repeatable cooperative events set in randomized dungeons.
Here are the latest details:
Building on the base game’s story-driven survival–crafting, the “Durin’s Folk” expansion delivers all-new end game content, including an additional story chapter rich with expanded lore, mysterious and challenging areas beyond the mountain’s caverns, thoughtful new gameplay mechanics, and more:
- The Legend Continues – Discover more about the Dwarves in the Fourth Age, the Lord of Moria, and more in an all-new end-game story chapter that expands The Lord of the Rings’ lore.
- The Recruiting Post – Rescue and recruit NPCs you meet in the mines. These recruits will join your settlement and assume roles like blacksmith, miner, brewmaster, and guard.
- Restore Moria – Construct great works called “Monuments” with help from those you rescue.
- Multiplayer Expeditions – Conquer procedurally generated dungeons, undertaking randomized end-game adventures alone or with friends.
- Explore New Areas – Uncover the mystery of Durin’s Tower, explore outside the mountain for the first time, and create epic bases in a large new buildable space.
- End-Game Economy Update – Utilize the updated end-game economy, which provides new materials, items, and recipes that unlock lore and content.
The “Durin’s Folk:” expansion follows two full years of consistent support and updates for the base game, which gradually turned The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria into one of the genre’s most robust offerings. Additionally, the game’s narrative—which continues in “Durin’s Folk”—expanded unexplored areas of The Lord of the Rings lore, adding unmissable story content for Tolkien fans the world over.
Players are invited to embark on an epic journey to reclaim the Dwarven homeland of Moria, and explore, craft, and build in procedurally generated worlds. Play as a solo adventurer or join friends in cooperative gameplay for up to eight players, with full cross-play between all platforms.
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
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