The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Durin's Folk Expansion

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The below text contains spoilers to the base game The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ Your story doesn’t end here, oh no… The Dimrill Gate is open but what’s next for you, Dwarf? As Lord of Moria, it is now your responsibility to bring Khazad-dûm back to its former glory and repopulate it.

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Developer:
Free Range Games
Publisher:
North Beach Games
Release date:
18 November 2025
Recent Steam reviews:
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All Steam reviews:
Mostly Negative (224)

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Description

The below text contains spoilers to the base game The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

Your story doesn’t end here, oh no…

The Dimrill Gate is open but what’s next for you, Dwarf? As Lord of Moria, it is now your responsibility to bring Khazad-dûm back to its former glory and repopulate it. That means only one thing - Durin’s folk are coming back to Moria!

In this expansion, NPCs join you and your Company to establish trade and help you rebuild Moria, while you embark on Expeditions to uncover even greater treasures and long-buried secrets…

KEY GAME FEATURES

  • Extend the Story - next chapter of your story with up to 20 additional hours of gameplay

  • NPCs are Here! Recruit NPCs to help you build, fight, mine, and more 

  • New Locations - explore outside the mountain for the first time, and uncover new secrets you previously overlooked within Moria

  • Trading - Get ready to trade Moria’s valuables for goods from beyond the Misty Mountains

  • Expeditions - New quests with unimaginable rewards are ready to challenge you and your companions

  • New dangers - With new locations come new dangers awaiting in the depths… 

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

itsigoo
Not recommended | 08 Feb 2026

First of all, I want to say that I really love your game. I’ve had excellent moments playing it, both solo and in co-op. However, I would like to share some feedback regarding the DLC, which I unfortunately find quite

Helpful: 139
Magnus
Not recommended | 10 Mar 2026

Can't recommend this for anyone playing solo, especially if you are returning to an older save with the expansion. Managing your dwarves requires a lot of work and resources. Their bases must be on perfectly even

Helpful: 78
pwill1998
Not recommended | 09 Feb 2026

very disappointed with the level of polish found in this DLC, shame on you for releasing without proper testing EDIT: 2/20/2026 as noted by the dev comment below, since the recent update i have had less issues with

Helpful: 52
Mrozicki
Not recommended | 27 Jan 2026

The base game is amazing. The game itself is absolutely worth buying. It guarantees dozens of awesome hours of gameplay and fun. Unfortunately, the DLC is a complete disaster. It adds absolutely nothing. The description

Helpful: 24
HardWay108
Not recommended | 27 Jan 2026

Base Game is super fun to play with my kids but Durins Folk breaks the game. For instance, the game says that metal workers will only draw from their Ore bin. However while I was trying to complete the huge monument to

Helpful: 24
Mellon
Recommended | 06 Mar 2026

The Durin's Folk expansion got off to a rocky start but the fixes that followed repaired almost every glitch and the devs are still working on the final tweaks. It is 100% playable and replayable. The Durin's Folk DLC

Helpful: 48