ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play
The Lord of the Rings Online™
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Steam reviews 81% positive of 23,352
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 20h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
- The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 23,374 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 32.2h for positive, 7.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
This game has no achievements.
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.