- Survival Crafting Fest! - 31 August 2026
Watch the Stream Team Fight, Craft, Build and Survive the Mines of Moria! Pick up the game while its on sale
- NBG Presents: Stranded Deep 2 - coming in 2027! - 31 August 2026
How far will you go?From time to time we have news to share from another realm... instead of the Misty Mountains, it's a strange world (perhaps far to the East?) Today we bring news of Stranded Deep 2, and a first look at the world we’re building - a vast desert wilderness shaped by an endless river.We'd love it if you'd check out our trailer which just dropped today, and share with a friend if you think they would like to learn more! Stranded Deep 2: coming to Steam Early Access in 2027! For more info click on to the store page and we hope you'll join us in wishlisting the game today!
- Return To Moria Summer Sale - 25 June 2026
55% OFF RTM 34% OFF DURIN'S FOLK 40% OFF ALL OTHER DLC!Get the clan together for a cookout in Moria!
- Sand & Stone Survival Bundle Now Available! - 11 June 2026
The Dwarves know that survival takes many forms and that none come easy.Today, we're excited to introduce the Sand & Stone Survival Bundle, pairing The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ with the open-ocean survival game Stranded Deep.In the depths of Khazad-dûm, you'll gather resources, forge mighty halls, and stand together against the dangers lurking in the dark. But beyond the mountains lies another challenge entirely - a vast Pacific Ocean where every island, every tool, and every drop of water can mean the difference between life and death.Though separated by worlds, both adventures reward perseverance, exploration, and your resourcefulness in overcoming the odds.Whether you're reclaiming the ancient homeland of the Dwarves with friends or surviving alone against the sea, the Sand & Stone Survival Bundle brings together two unforgettable survival experiences. Barkû yaggin! My Axe…
- Live Streaming for Spring! - 19 March 2026
Khazad-dûm needs a good Spring cleaning!Get your Dwarven clan together and take out the trash!Check out Return to Moria today!
- Weekend Deal Live Stream - 5 March 2026
Live streaming, player videos and tons of Dwarven adventure on display for the Weekend Deal!Weekend Deal March 5 through March 19:The Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria is 55% off!DLC is 40% off! (not including Durin's Folk)Durin's Folk Expansion is 34% off
- Patch 1.6.7 Release Notes - 12 February 2026
After the release of Durin’s Folk, the team has been working on addressing critical bugs and feedback from the community. While this patch has several highly requested changes, it mainly focuses on performance and stability throughout Return to Moria.Ensure you have the correct build number on the main menu. You must complete the update before playing.Steam: 1.6.6.218163 \ to 1.6.7.219072 \Dedicated Servers: 1.6.6.218164 \ to 1.6.7.219072 \You can also find these notes on our website: https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/patch-1-6-7-release-notesThank you again to everyone who took the time to log tickets, alert us to issues and help each other out in the meantime. We genuinely appreciate your patience and support. Patch 1.6.7 Release NotesPerformance and Stability Changes in this releaseTo improve performance on Dedicated Servers we increased worker CPU threads from 1 to 4 by def…
- Happy Holidays From The Team - 19 December 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, we want to take the opportunity to wish our entire player community a wonderful holiday season. Whether you’re delving into the mountains over the holiday break, or climbing the peak to a legendary tower, we hope you enjoy everything the festivities have to offer.We cannot express how truly grateful we are to have such an amazing and passionate community playing our game!Our teams are taking the time to settle down by the warmth of a hearth, drink back a festive brew or two and get ready for the new year. Over the break you’ll see us popping into the chat less, but please keep your feedback and issue reports coming in. If you spot something over the holidays, please don’t hesitate to let our support team know, and we’ll review everything when we can in the new year.From all of us at Free Range Games and North Beach Games, once again we thank you for supporting…
- Yuletide Season Streaming - 18 December 2025
Winter Steam SALE means big savings in Moria! Yuletide season in Moria is upon us! The Yuletide DLC has been upgraded with new decorations and a new outfit!
- Hotfix 1.6.6 - Release Notes - 18 December 2025
This small patch is meant to address high severity issues as reported by the community. While we understand there are more issues than this patch fixes, we wanted to get something out before the holiday as fast as possible. Ensure you have the correct build number on the main menu. You must complete the update before playing. Steam: 1.6.5.218041 \ to 1.6.6.218163 \Dedicated Servers: 1.6.5.218038 \ to 1.6.6.218164 \ Fixes in this releaseFixed an issue where duplicate NPC dwarves would appear in their original spawn location in the world after being dismissed from a delving. This would cause several issues including performance problems and unusable NPC recruits Improved various performance issues that caused framerates to be low in many instances caused by duplicate citizen dwarvesImproved issues that caused loading walls between areas to persist for long periods of timeFixed an issue wh…
- Patch 1.6.5 and the Yule-Tide Update have released - 15 December 2025
Hi all and Happy Yule-tide!Patch 1.6.5 has rolled out across all platforms. The update to the Yule-tide DLC Pack has also rolled out alongside 1.6.5. Please ensure you’ve updated fully to the latest version to avoid any multiplayer and crossplay compatibility issues.Steam:1.6.4.217573 \ to 1.6.5.218011 \Dedicated Servers:1.6.4.217315 \ to 1.6.5.218038 \Release notes can be found on our website hereAnd will be cross posted to the 📜release-notes channel of our discord shortly.Important note with regards to NPC bug fixes: In some cases where NPCs are stuck, lost or not behaving as intended: if the NPC remains in that state after the patch then you may need to first withdraw them from your Delving and then bring them back. This is to ensure that any fix will apply to them.
- Yule-tide Pack to Receive Content Update! - 11 December 2025
From our blog: Yule-tide Pack to Receive Content Update!Turugnî hisgin! Greetings!The festive season is upon us, and Dwarves across Middle-earth are pulling out decorations and getting Moria prepared for another Yule-tide!This year the Yule-tide pack is receiving an update, with extra decorations and cosmetics themed around the story of Kabrûn the Bell-dragger (see below), everyone who already owns the Yule-tide pack will automatically unlock all of these new recipes!Don’t own the Yule-tide pack yet? Worry not! Whether you pick it up before the update, or after, you’ll gain access to the original and new Yule-tide content along with everyone else!Some Dwarves wait in anticipation, to see if they’ll be visited by Kabrûn the Bell-dragger this year…In Dwarven tradition, Kabrûn is a cautionary figure from the depths — a corrupted Dwarf who broke the most sacred oaths: he was lazy at the for…
- Return to Moria - a Labor of Love Nomination! - 25 November 2025
Turugnî hisgin!To all the Lords and Ladies of Moria - building Return to Moria has truly been a labor of love for our entire team, and we would be grateful for your vote in this category! For over 4 years, many many hardworking developers have been bringing the world of Moria in the 4th age to life. Thanks to your help, since we launched we've been able to make literally thousands of improvements to quality of life, bettering our features, providing more balanced tuning, and of course, fixing many pesky bugs. Indeed it has been a long road! But we continue to push new releases and bring improvements to help you survive the long dark together (plus a few surprises we hope you enjoyed!) From the first moments in the collapsed tunnel of Westgate, millions of Dwarves have bravely faced foes, mined, built, survived, and uncovered the source of the Shadow. For our teams, Return to Moria has a…
- Durin's Folk Expansion Launch and Title Update 1.6 Patch Notes + Update! - 18 November 2025
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ TU6 + Durin’s Folk Release NotesDâmat uz-âthar uz-sên marbû hakhrûn. Na zil-adbal tahba?‘And now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey. Are you coming?’The Dimrill Gate opens and a new chapter of Return to Moria begins! Don't be fooled by the brevity of these patch notes, this is our largest update yet! If we listed everything it would spoil the fun. This update brings gameplay improvements and bugfixes to the core game as well as enables the new Durin’s Folk Expansion. These notes will be split between changes for the core game update and a summary of changes included in the Expansion.Ensure you have the correct build number on the main menu. You must complete the update before playing.Epic: 1.6.2.217277 \ to 1.6.4.217558 \ Steam: 1.6.2.217289 \ to 1.6.4 217572 \ PS5: 1.6.2.217283 \ to 1.6.4.217559 \ Xbox X|S: 1.6.2.217280 \ to 1.6.4.…
- Durin's Folk Expansion Live Stream and Gameplay Videos - 18 November 2025
Return to Moria once more and continue your quest to restore the legendary Dwarven stronghold. New adventures await inside and outside of Moria! Live streaming of the new expansion Durin's Folk is happening so sit down, relax and meet some new Dwarves!
- Durin's Folk Expansion is LIVE! - 18 November 2025
NPC's are here! Unlock Durin's Folk Expansion today and venture to the Dimrill Gate to embark on a brand-new adventure in Moria! 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 Outdoor 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: Master the updated end-game economy, which provides new materials, items, and recipes that unlock lore and content!
- Coming Nov 18th - New Map Update! - 11 November 2025
Title Update 6 releases for everyone alongside Durin's Folk on Nov 18th, and with it comes a free update to the in-game map! Check out the preview from Game Director, Jon-Paul Dumont, below: Wishlist Durin's Folk Now!
- Durin’s Folk - Durin’s Day News Recap - 5 November 2025
Written by Clare Byrne Khahmûr fahin! The forge is hot!This year we celebrated Durin’s Day on Oct 21st with some exciting news from the Return to Moria Team: The upcoming Expansion, Durin’s Folk, will be released on Nov 18th! You can read our official announcement here: https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-df-releasedateAlongside our official announcement, Game Director Jon-Paul Dumont, prepared an exclusive video for our Discord Community, sharing Durin’s Day wishes and showing the first gameplay preview of Durin’s Folk in action, including a never before revealed outside location where players can build their most epic base yet!This preview has since been uploaded to YouTube, with the YouTube version featuring a brief overview of what The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ is, as well as what changes and updates were made to the game over the past 2 years since its initial…
- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria's first expansion launches next month, even if gameplay is currently MIA - 22 October 2025
It's been more than a year since The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria first launched, and now it seems like the survival crafting game's first proper expansion is right around the corner. Developer Free Range Games shared a new trailer yesterday, which was roughly Durin's Day, a rare Dwarven event in the world of Middle-earth, appropriately revealing the release date for said expansion, Durin's Folk. Read more
- Durin's Folk Expansion - Release Date News! - 21 October 2025
Return to Moria once more and continue your quest to restore the legendary Dwarven stronghold. Turugnî hisgin! from Free Range Games and North Beach Games, the developer and publisher behind The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™! We’re excited to announce that the game’s first major expansion – Durin’s Folk – arrives November 18 on PC and consoles. With more than 20 hours of added content (plus infinitely repeatable cooperative events set in randomized dungeons), Durin’s Folk cements Return to Moria as an essential experience for Middle-earth™ enthusiasts and survival-crafting fans alike. 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 Leg…
