Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor artwork

Lord of the Rings Games in Order

This list covers 20 released Lord of the Rings games, from The Shadows of Mordor (1987) to Tales of the Shire (2025). 8 have a critic score on CriticDB.

Lord of the Rings quick answers

How many Lord of the Rings games are there?: 20 Lord of the Rings games have been released so far.
What was the first Lord of the Rings game?: The Shadows of Mordor, released in 1987.
What is the newest Lord of the Rings game?: Tales of the Shire, released July 29, 2025.
What is the best Lord of the Rings game?: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, with a critic score of 86.

Updated October 2026

Every Lord of the Rings game in release order

1
The Shadows of Mordor
1987
Not yet rated
2
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan
1991
Not yet rated
3
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002
Not yet rated
4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Not yet rated
5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Not yet rated
6
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
2003
Not yet rated
7
The Hobbit
2003
Not yet rated
8
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
2004
Not yet rated
9
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics
2005
Not yet rated
10
The Lord of the Rings Online
2007PC
Not yet rated
11
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
2009PCPS3Xbox 360
Not yet rated
12
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
2010
Not yet rated
13
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
2011PCPS3Xbox 360
71
14
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
2012PCPS3Xbox 360
75
15
Guardians of Middle-earth
2012PCPS3Xbox 360
62
16
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2014PCPS3Xbox 360PS4+1
86
17
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
2017PCPS4Xbox One
82
18
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2023PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch+2
33
19
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
2023PCPS5Xbox Series X|S
61
20
Tales of the Shire
2025PCSwitchPS5Xbox Series X|S+1
60

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