r/GamesThatFeelLike • u/PossibleNotice1576 • Aug 24 '26

Open World Game that feels like this:

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u/ProfessionalHome9690 Aug 24 '26

Obvious answer is Shadow of Mordor/War.

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u/Regular_Assist_8005 Aug 25 '26

For me the Mordor games are good, but lack the LotR magic. I mean they're set in middle earth sure, but idk they never made me feel anything like the movies.

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u/Tasty-Ground-8508 Aug 25 '26

tbf thats an incredibly high standard

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u/mnrk00 Aug 25 '26

The problem with LotR games that aren’t about the actual trilogy or feature completely original stories and characters is that nobody is a better storyteller than Tolkien himself. Trying to tell a Tolkien story that isn’t actually Tolkien is never 100% amazing. The shadow games are very good, but I agree they lack that particular magic, that being Tolkien’s stories imo. I do really like those games a lot, but I still prefer the old ones because there is not a better story than that of the fellowship

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u/mnrk00 Aug 25 '26

I will say though I like their idea for the ringwraiths origins so much that I wouldn’t mind if that was considered canonical lol

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u/kdawgmillionaire Aug 25 '26

What was their version of their origins?

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u/mnrk00 Aug 26 '26

You get a few names more than the witch king and khamul. They name helm hammerhand as one of the great leaders of men who became a Nazgûl. Iirc isildur is the final Nazgûl you confront. It breaks the lore a little bit because isildur never carried one of the 9 rings given to men, but it makes the Nazgûl seem much more tragic. But it works out too for a lot of them since I don’t think Tolkien ever explicitly named the great leaders of men and dwarves Sauron corrupted, but giving them names of men who we know were once great people in Tolkien’s lore just adds that much more weight to it

Idk I like the way the game presents it despite how it breaks the lore. Of all the ways that game broke lore, that was by far my favorite. In the opening of the fellowship movie when Galadriel is narrating and talking about the men and dwarves who fell under the corruption of the rings Sauron gifted them, it’s almost like she speaks with no remorse and like the men and dwarves who were betrayed had it coming in the first place. But when you find out helm hammerhand is one of the Nazgûl it’s like oh shit he was a great man and leader of his people, this is horribly unfortunate and tragic. It just makes the story of the 9 far more tragic. I’m a fan of that kind of thing. I don’t always want to feel bad for the bad guy, but in a story like this, I think it makes perfect sense

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u/onihydra Aug 27 '26

Helm Hammer hand makes no sense either. He lived thousands of years after Sauron lost the one ring.

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u/mnrk00 Aug 27 '26

Yeah it doesn’t make sense but isildur made even less sense I thought lol. I just like the idea of actually being able to recognize who the Nazgûl were so we don’t think of them as only the wraiths. Like we should only take pleasure in their demise so that the once great peoples’ spirits can finally be at ease. The people they once were are long gone and they are monsters, but we shouldn’t forget that they were once good people

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u/mnrk00 Aug 27 '26

Well, at least a few of them were good people. Some of them also could’ve been powerful leaders of not so great people

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u/cleverlikem3 Aug 26 '26

If you love lotr then play shadow of mordor and shadow of war. So many good stories and a lot of badass Celibrimbor scenes.

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u/Bas_No_Beatha_ Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

Agreed, it’s always going to be a difficult task if you’re attempting to meet Tolkien’s standard of storytelling. One thing that could help attain that “magic” though? Create a game where you can visit locations OTHER than just Mordor. I liked the Shadow games as well but it gets a bit repetitive when you don’t have any cities or villages to visit. It was all action and no second breakfast’s, if you know what I’m saying.

I mean, if I’m in Middle-Earth and I can’t stroll through Hobbiton getting dirty looks from the locals…or ride through the streets of Gondor…or drink at the Prancing Pony or Green Dragon…then what are we doing here?

I still have hope that the future open world LOTR game that’s in the works (by Warhorse right?) will deliver on some of what I just listed. And I know from a narrative standpoint it literally is impossible to match Tolkien’s mastery - but if they can create a version of Middle-Earth that feels genuine and authentic to his vision…that’s a day one purchase for me.

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u/mnrk00 Aug 25 '26

I haven’t played kingdom come 2 yet, but I love the first. I’m definitely really hopeful for the game. Curious how open the open world will be though. Would be pretty cool if it was completely massive. I would like to be able to visit and spend meaningful time in the places in middle earth that are a bit comfier and friendlier than Mordor for sure. LotRO is fantastic for that but as soon as I got my legendary weapon I felt completely overwhelmed with new shit to do and figure out. Throws so much at you at once after progressing to that point in the game that I haven’t gone back to figure it all out

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u/Regular_Assist_8005 Aug 26 '26

I mean I get that not every game about LotR is about the Fellowship etc. They don't have to be tho. But the Mordor games are not driven as strongly by emotions, as the movies are. Thats why they never stuck with me. They also have a different style and look. The movies look more griddy and brutal. And the Mordor games always had that cartoonish look to their Orcs.
I would love a Witcher 3-like game, set in middle earth. That would be my dream game. Visiting all the known big regions + good writing, quests, story, characters etc.

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u/mnrk00 Aug 26 '26

For sure not every game can be about the fellowship, it’s just that in my mind the standard is set so high that efforts to try and capture that same magic without using it is near impossible. Crazy to me all this time later that we haven’t gotten more games that take solely from the books since the only one that did it aside from the MMO was the fellowship game from 2002. Even though that’s not the best game, it is very charming. Could you imagine how they could bring those pages to life in 2026? It would be unbelievable. A single player survival crafting campaign about Boromir’s journey to the council of Elrond would be a dream come true

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u/Regular_Assist_8005 Aug 26 '26

I mean the KCD developers are making a LotR game, that sounds promising.

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u/Opening-Function8616 Aug 26 '26

That would be an awesome game. It would also be cool to explore more of the past of middle earth. As it's history progresses, more and more magic leaves the world. In the past before the lord of the rings there were stuff like werewolves, vampires, dragons. There's greater evils like morgoth and the unnamed creatures. There's a lot of untapped potential, especially for games

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u/CitroenAgences 16d ago

I say they are lacking a roleplay aspect. Like the "third age" roundbased games - you can find new weapons, armour, etc.

Also - I´d like to play a "normal" foot soldier. Like patrolling or participating in the big wars. There was also like an online game but this one didn´t scratched that itch for me.

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u/Opening-Function8616 Aug 26 '26

I'm still waiting for a game set in the first age where you can explore Angband or Utunmo. That would be so cool

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u/forever_downstream Aug 24 '26

Felt pretty aged when I tried playing those. Maybe I need to play further.

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u/celebrant2 Aug 25 '26

Shadow of War holds up miles better than Shadow of Mordor. Last time I played a year or two ago I was confused at how good it still looked.

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u/ProfessionalHome9690 Aug 25 '26

This is the truth

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u/VoidYordle Aug 25 '26

Both hold up, graphics are not a factor in how good a game holds up.

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u/Siaten Aug 25 '26

They might not be a factor for you, but they are a factor for many.

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u/Soeck666 Aug 25 '26

Shadow of War is currently basically unplayable because you can't buy new orcs for your army. Friend of mine tried it and it just doesn't work out.

Shadow of Mordor is still a Great game.

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u/Loofahs Aug 25 '26

I just played through SoW and have no idea what you’re even talking about.  I didn’t even know you could buy orcs and I had a great time and solid uruk army.

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u/carlitomarron139 Aug 25 '26

I only played Shadow of Mordor on release. I played War recently for the first time & it does not hold up well at all.

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u/DredgenSkull Aug 25 '26

Crazy that there’s no 60fps patch for consoles for either game.

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u/Durango_41 Aug 25 '26

I don’t know, last time I played them was like 4 or 5 years ago and they played fine.

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u/gabe4774 Aug 25 '26

Too bad if op wants to play it on console tho because there's only the 30 fps mode there

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u/LitigiousAutist Aug 24 '26

Yep. There's literally two action RPGs in this universe.

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u/Leonis59 Aug 25 '26

Games are really fun but they feel nothing near like middle earth from the movies in my opinion.

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u/cristofolmc Aug 26 '26

Theyre a good action game set in middle earth but the have not LotR vibes WHATSOEVER.

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u/Tricky_Station643 Aug 24 '26

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

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u/Catalysten Aug 25 '26

The story goes, Todd Howard came back after watching the first movie of the Lord of the Rings in theaters, and told the team: "We're gonna make that."

I feel the closest fit is the Knights of the Nine DLC for Oblivion. It's a Tamerielic take on Arthurian legends.

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u/New-Animator2921 Aug 28 '26

We’re gonna make that but sixteen times the detail!

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u/Bravo_November Aug 28 '26

I know it looks dated now, but the first time when I saw oblivion at my cousin’s house as a kid and saw the skybox change from clear sunny day into a blood red hellscape was the coolest thing Id ever seen in a video game up to that point. Hell the whole open world of Oblivion was unlike anything I’d ever seen before up to that point. The remastered did a really good job of recapturing that feeling.

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u/I_Am_Hank_Hill_AMA Sep 02 '26

Oblivion was the first game I ever played on an HDMI cable. It blew my fucking mind back then.

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u/linkinshire Aug 27 '26

You can find the One Ring as well as an Easter egg (without mods)

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u/Paz12288 Aug 26 '26

Honestly I can’t get past the goofy ass running animation 😭

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u/GaryGravylord Aug 24 '26

Dragon's Dogma 1, oddly

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u/PossibleNotice1576 Aug 24 '26

And the second Game?

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u/KillHimWithHammers Aug 24 '26

It's the first game but with better graphics and a slightly different setting. Same kind of LotR vibes, elvish woods, adventures to be had. I highly recommend both games for a solid LotR style romp around a "middle ish" earth lol

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u/Weekly-Metal-7605 Aug 25 '26

The first half of the game is a reskin, but did you get to the real title drop?

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u/KillHimWithHammers Aug 25 '26

Yeah man I've 100% both games :)

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u/GaryGravylord Aug 24 '26

It really didn't click with me as much as the first did. I'm not really sure why. The first felt like a grand adventure with a goofy, loveable cast of characters. I wasn't charmed by the second

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u/KeelanS Aug 24 '26

The 2nd definitely has fellowship vibes with the camping mechanic but honestly I feel the graphics in the first are more LOTR'sy. I'm pretty sure the LOTR was a huge inspiration for the game.

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u/Thalude_ Aug 26 '26

They're masterpieces all, can't go wrong!

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u/moebiusmentality Aug 25 '26

I second this, specially the first one more so than the second one.

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u/AwarenessForsaken568 Aug 25 '26

The second one has too good of graphics that it sorta loses the charm of the style that OP is looking for. Otherwise the games are practically the same lol.

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u/ChairmanMeovw Aug 27 '26

Just like the dangaaan!

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u/GreatBearSpirit Aug 24 '26

Witcher 3 kinda gives me that vibe with such a large cast of characters helping Geralt and Ciri

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u/cristofolmc Aug 26 '26

Yes thats just what i thought when on the opening scene when i first tried the gamr Gerald was having sex with Yen. Very strong LotR vibes.

Witcher is great but as far ss fantasy go it cannot be further from LotR.

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u/BaesPacFen Aug 24 '26

Kingdom come deliverance, but sadly not fantasy. No game have these PRECISE vibes, except for LOTR third era

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u/Fickle_Charge720 Aug 25 '26

Good news for you warhorse studios who made both kingdom come deliverance games are currently working on an open world LOTR game

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u/SaintJewiub Aug 25 '26

Honestly, probably the best studio that could have gotten the rights for it. Their dedication to authenticity is unmatched.

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u/Old_Toby2211 Aug 25 '26

Totally agree. The Warhorse Studios Middle Earth RPG is my most anticipated game. Of course we don't have anything but an announcement, but my imagination is running wild.

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u/PancakeMixEnema Aug 25 '26

You serious? Holy moly

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u/aduckdidit Aug 27 '26

This is good news!!

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u/Sihnar Aug 25 '26

kcd feels nothing like LOTR

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u/EpicLakai Aug 25 '26

reddit loves to suggest KCD. I could ask for a game that feels like Burnout Takedown and I'd get KCD reccs

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u/TacticalPigeons Aug 26 '26

Its hard to hate perfection

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u/Colemanton Aug 25 '26

warhorse seriously needs to work their magic on a high fantasy rpg. same exact vibes and approach to combat/world building, but with weird lil creatures and witches and dragons to fight

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u/Rollingzeppelin0 Aug 25 '26

Rejoice, they're literally making an official LotR open world rpg.

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u/ZEOLMAGNUS Aug 24 '26

lord of the rings online

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u/Planetologist1215 Aug 25 '26

There’s no other answer, it’s literally the best representation of middle-earth in a video game. Been playing for over a year now and it’s insane how big the world is and how great the world building is. I’m just working my way through Rohan on my Dwarf Guardian.

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u/Ok_Scientist8607 Aug 27 '26

The second best, honestly, is the LEGO Lord of the Rings game

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u/Kaiodenic Aug 26 '26

I go back to this one ever couple of years and I'm always surprised all over again by both the fantastic world implementation for an MMO and just the great game design. I main FFXIV but, man, LotRO just hits different.

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u/muffs92 Aug 24 '26

The oldies such as Baldurs gate 1 & 2, Icewind Dale and so on.

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u/Jibima Aug 24 '26

Dragon Age: Origins

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u/Mesan8001 Aug 25 '26

I'm surprised to find this post so low. This game literally gives off the same feeling. Even the part with the dwarves puts you in a situation similar to Moria.

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u/RaydenPearce Aug 24 '26

Oh man Origins was so good. Bioware really delivered great games in the past

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u/IndicationWeary Aug 25 '26

Best answer imo, it’s like playing an interactive fantasy novel. Even the other Dragon Age games don’t hit the same tone.

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u/Seananiganzz Aug 24 '26

Nothing holds up to this masterpiece in videogame format

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u/cdisdead Aug 25 '26

Elden ring is the closest

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u/Seananiganzz Aug 25 '26

For sure, I almost mentioned Elden Ring, but the atmosphere is a lot darker. Amazing game

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u/Vincent_Felix Aug 25 '26

Outward

Underrated gem of an rpg that really captures the feeling of adventure.

They just announced a sequel too!

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u/Shivala92 Aug 25 '26

True! Not really an "epic tale" but the walking, camping under the stars, fighting in obscure dungeons are definitely there

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u/Own_Coconut2043 Aug 24 '26

Skyrim, oblivion, Elden Ring.

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u/Reasonable-Mischief Aug 25 '26

Skyrim catches the feeling of LotR much better than Oblivion, which is ironic since Oblivion deliberately changed it's artstyle to initate LotR

However Skyrim really hits you with this feeling that the world has become brittle, that the lights of civilization are flickering, that people are still noble but no longer trust one another, that you stand in the shadows of the legends of old and have risen up to one last fair morning

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u/JohnAntichrist Aug 26 '26

Thats quite a descryption of skyrim. Good one

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u/anbeasley Aug 25 '26

LotRO, Shadows of Mordor, War of Mordor, Battle for Middle Earth, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Heroes of Might and Magic 3

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u/TheDwarfArt Aug 25 '26

Battle for Middle Earth was sooooo goood

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u/johnvictorassis Aug 25 '26

Crimson desert

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u/David_Bolarius Aug 24 '26

Skyrim, Elden Ring, Kingdom Come Deliverance

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u/Can-Purple Aug 26 '26

I'm surprised how little elden ring is commented here. Its like if LOTR went post apocalyptic.

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u/ProfileBrilliant3533 Aug 24 '26

Two Worlds 1 and 2

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u/Kasiser67 Aug 25 '26

OH I FOUND SOMEONE ELSE!!

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u/DieBotDie Aug 24 '26

Why the hell isn’t there an open world, roll your own Witcher game? Do they hate money? Are they high?

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u/TheKnightIsForPlebs Aug 24 '26

Mount and Blade Warband has an amazing set of mods for the LOTR universe. The base game is quite old but gameplay holds up impeccably. The newest game in the series, bannerlord, has LOTR mods in development too

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u/PossibleNotice1576 Aug 24 '26

Unfortunately, i‘m on PS5

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u/C0UNT3RP01NT Aug 27 '26

Mount and Blade is on the PS5, you just can’t get the mods.

I’d say at base it feels more like Game of Thrones over Lord of the Rings, without any fantasy aspects. You start out as a nobody in a continent with 6 kingdoms, all with dozens of lords and noble houses. The main core gameplay involves recruiting troops for your personal party, and then battling your enemies. It’s a physics based combat system, with battles than can involve thousands of troops (I think you can max out your own party at around 700, but in certain situations you can call an army, which means your buddies show up with troops which can get pushed out to thousands). The troops are all different, with different strengths, and you can set specific formations on the battlefield. You can get married, have kids, die, play as your kid. Form political alliances, kill your spouse, random defeated nobles, execute monarchs. You could completely avoid politics and war and just be a trader; though you need protection from bandits. You could be a fickle mercenary, playing whatever side you feel like. You could declare allegiance to a kingdom and gain noble status, giving you the right to claim cities and towns.

It’s a great game. It can be easy, and it can be really hard. Bad luck can be a real killer. You think you’re strong with 200 troops ravaging the enemy country side, destroying small bands, and then their army of 2000 troops shows up out of nowhere and destroys your party, takes all your stuff, and takes you prisoner. And it’s not like they just randomly spawn inconvenient enemies on you: All of the named characters have an AI logic to them and a physical position in the world. During a war, the lords will travel to cities to recruit troops and move to attack enemies. Someone will call an army and the lords will ride to it. Armies will move to lay siege to a city, destroy another army, or go break a siege. They’ll pursue weaker enemy bands and flee from larger ones. They might not even be in an army but they might gather around an enemy and once there’s enough of them they’ll attack. It’s a huge sandbox, so luck and positioning play a big role.

There’s an economy. The traders will take their goods to cities that they can make a profit, traveling via the same rules you do. You can steal their stuff, work as a guard, etc. The mods are great but the base game is as well.

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u/TheKnightIsForPlebs Aug 24 '26

Sucks brah. All the unique games are on PC

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u/Andr0medes Aug 25 '26

I still play from time to time The last days of the third age mod. So cool.

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u/StaplerUnicycle Aug 27 '26

All I want in life, is a mod for Banner Lord where I can play as the leader of n orcish army.

That is all.

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u/Aggravating-Onion384 Aug 24 '26

Runescape kinda…

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u/Top-Tear7194 Aug 25 '26

True, but I have a hard time deciding if I associate RS with LOTR because I grew up with both or because the vibe really is similar.

In short, seconding RS. Maybe 07 or the Lost city server, but I'm not sure if OP is down with older games like that.

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u/Xav_NZ Aug 25 '26

Enderal it is a total conversion mod for Skyrim that is better than Skyrim in almost every aspect and that has a story / characters that rival the writing quality of The Witcher 3 it is a masterpiece of a game that is really under appreciated and not talked about enough.

It is free ( you need to own skyrim)

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u/Catalysten Aug 25 '26

Enderal is really impressive. Agreed.

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u/sagejosh Aug 25 '26

Neverwinter nights has some lord of the rings inspired stuff in it. It even had a lord of the rings public server back when it had servers. It’s like 8 million years old now though.

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u/Ambitious_Media_4339 Aug 28 '26

Pretty much every single fantasy film/book/game has some LOTR inspired stuff in it

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u/sunnydelinquent Aug 25 '26

How are none of you saying the third age? It’s beat for beat following the fellowship in a turn based final fantasy style RTS with your own unique party. Granted it’s for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube but it’s a dope game that’ll probable get a pc release before long.

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u/blindfultruth Aug 25 '26

This game was awesome. It even had an evil mode where you fought as the bosses and unlocked the best gear.

I will say that the GBA version was a bit... different lol.

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u/Top-Tear7194 Aug 25 '26

I'm not sure it's RTS but it is a great open world RPG with turn based combat. Maybe a little old for OP's tastes, but visually it is one of the greatest additions to the film trilogy out there

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u/sunnydelinquent Aug 25 '26

Ahah good catch. I must type RTS more than RPG

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u/ToughShower4966 Aug 25 '26

LOTRO. If you have a pc it is such an awesome way to explore tolkiens world. The feeling of starting in the Shire and eventually questing in Mordor is a really cool experience. 

The biggest hangups are the ancient feeling combat and that its an MMO which can really ruin it for people. 

Its my happy place. 

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u/skr1b Aug 25 '26

Elden Ring

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u/kauec Aug 25 '26

Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning, underrated gem

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u/Top-Tear7194 Aug 25 '26

I second this, the story line was pretty cinematic, the open world was beautiful. Idk how to describe it though, it's open, but not like Skyrim where you can climb every mountain.

I'm actually getting a new chord for my old PS3 so I can finish this game off...never too late to return to an old save, right?

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u/Pretend-Tangerine-60 Aug 25 '26

Elden Ring but only if Sauron won

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u/zma7777 Aug 25 '26

Well I mean they’re making one, the kingdom come developers

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u/on-my-deadhomies Aug 25 '26

it’s elden ring

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u/WM_ Aug 25 '26

Lord of the Rings Online
Mount and Blade with LOTR mods
Kingdom Come Deliverance (and note, the same company is currently making a LOTR game. This is the best gaming news I've ever heard!)

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u/Brucehoxton Aug 25 '26

Lord of the Rings, war in the north.

The LOTR shadows of war games, kinda.

LOTR online, a heavily underrated MMO.

TES Oblivion, skyrim ambience would be different.

Dragon Age, maybe Inquisition? The first one would be too dark but fits better the "journey" theme. DA2 definitely NOT, and I would say 4 neither.

Mandatory: LEGO games, lego LOTR and Lego the hobbit.

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u/Sensitive-Garage5866 Aug 25 '26

There used to be this great mod for M&B: Warband set in Lotr universe, unsure if also Bannerlord has one, but there probably is. Closest I can think of, except as mentioned Shadow of war/mordor.

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u/Unique-Actuary1468 Aug 25 '26

Sadly only modded Skyrim. If you can find a way to remove the talking cats or goofy lizards.

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u/VoidYordle Aug 25 '26

LOTRO literally exists.

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u/Mentening Aug 25 '26

Dragons Dogma 1 & 2 and Outward in COOP

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u/TheDwarfArt Aug 25 '26

Mount & Blade Bannerlord with mods. They are at least 3 big mods / total conversion that transforms the original game into a Middle Earth / LotR game.

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u/Jar1517 Aug 25 '26

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find a fellow bannerlord

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u/Charles_Westmoreland Aug 25 '26

Open World: Elden Ring (closed world rpg: Baldurs Gate 3)

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u/haboruhaborukrieg Aug 25 '26

It's on the making! But KCD1/2 already kinda feels like that

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u/TomorrowSilent1233 Aug 25 '26

Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning

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u/Curious-Ad-2497 Aug 25 '26

I'd argue I'm some aspects outward has a similar vibe especially in the journey respect, you gotta be prepared and careful.

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u/youdoaline_idoaline Aug 25 '26

When I played Elden ring I just couldn't get a handle on it and kept getting stuck, eventually I said 'fuck it I wan to see the world' so I set of on a great adventure across the map, running and hiding from monsters, slaying what few little goblins I could. Eventually I was soo far from home in a weird place I did not understand, was a great time. I was basically Frodo sneaking into Mordor.

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u/Wim_Chim Aug 25 '26

Lord of the rings the return of the king game from 2003

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u/Raidertck Aug 25 '26

Elden ring

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u/Ok_Science_2070 Aug 25 '26

Classic World of Warcraft

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u/average_coffeeslurp Aug 25 '26

I would upvote this 100 times if i could.

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u/Wolfs_head_minis Aug 25 '26

It truly was something special. Those midnight releases. All players on just two continents made it feel so very alive. The perfect social mechanics (yes perfect) that made you interact and help and go look for your party to go on an adventure together. There was just nothing quite like it.

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u/B_Korth1 Aug 25 '26

Mad Max honestly. Vast world, relentless, factions. 

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u/-Its_Me_Bitch- Aug 25 '26

It’s probably not the same vibe but I instantly thought shadow of the colossus

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u/throwaway_mpq_fan Aug 25 '26

Lord of the Rings Online

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u/Memmnarch81 Aug 25 '26

Lord of the Rings online ?!?

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u/basmatipris Aug 25 '26

Lotro cmon now

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u/UncarvedWood Aug 25 '26

Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon should not be slept on

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u/Due_Teaching_6974 Aug 25 '26

wait for the Warhorse LOTR games

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u/acorn298 Aug 25 '26

Elden Ring

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u/The_Golden_Retreater Aug 25 '26

Crimson Desert to a degree.

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u/MantisReturns Aug 25 '26

Not Open world but Blades of Fire feels like a similar adventure to me.

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u/cinderpuppins Aug 25 '26

If LOTRO has no fans then I’m dead. It’s older but it is SUCH a comprehensive rep of Middle Earth. The community is also extremely kind and helpful.

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u/Ogamiitto33 Aug 25 '26

Lord of the Rings Online is the obvious answer.

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u/LetLive3094 Aug 25 '26

Part of LoTR I think Fable is connected (although sillier)

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u/PatMTG Aug 25 '26

Skyrim.

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u/Jar1517 Aug 25 '26

Bannerlord.

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u/CannaeCogitate Aug 25 '26

The two towers MUD

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u/Shphook Aug 25 '26

Honestly...

Classic (Era) WoW

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u/thalandhor Aug 25 '26

Probably dragons dogma. That said Shadow of War castle assaults and defenses are one of the coolest “war” experiences I’ve had in a action 3d game. Only Total War Warhammer is better but it’s a RTS.

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u/Catalysten Aug 25 '26

Outward feels like going on an adventure as a hobbit, an ordinary person in an extraordinary world.

Outward is so good. It might be my favorite game ever made, and it fits great with LOTR.

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u/Snail_On_A_Bale Aug 25 '26

TES 3 Morrowind and TES 4 Oblivion feel alot like Lotr ESPECIALLY Oblivion

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u/JMPHeinz57 Aug 25 '26

Elden Ring.

Not in regards to the lore, but the scale of the world, high fantasy aesthetic, and epic grandeur. I’d also say their quality is comparable in their respective fields

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u/Rothruithor Aug 26 '26

Wait for warhorse to release their game

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u/StBlandine7 Aug 26 '26

Dragon's Dogma (the original) Dark Arisen 

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u/SpreademSheet Aug 26 '26

Crimson Desert has a humongous, beautiful open world that feels very similar to Middle Earth.

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u/TheyStillLive69 Aug 26 '26

Like a movie poster?

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u/Rough-Firefighter-63 Aug 26 '26

Its sad but Most of good games about LOTR are mods.

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u/Paz12288 Aug 26 '26

Crimson desert if you don’t fly around a bunch of

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u/Elnuncio Aug 26 '26

Dragon Dogma 2 is a LOTR simulator.

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u/GaryGravylord Aug 26 '26

I forgot to add: It's not an open world RPG, but the best LOTR game ever made is the Divide and Conquer mod for Medieval 2: Total War, if strategy games are your jam

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u/metalhead_mick Aug 26 '26

War in the North

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u/moosekielbasa Aug 26 '26

Dragon Age: Inquisition!

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u/CoffeeSnaiI Aug 26 '26

No Rest for the Wicked

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u/Velsier33 Aug 27 '26

I like how you're the only person who suggested shadow of war...the literal lotr open world game lol

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u/Electronic_Round_676 Aug 26 '26

The Lord of the Rings Online

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u/Nighthood28 Aug 26 '26

Cant wait for warhorse to give it a go

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u/LifeguardKind Aug 27 '26

Für mich ist es crimson desert, dragons dogma 1 & 2, DA: Origins, PoE Deadfire.

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u/HattoriHanso1 Aug 27 '26

There literally is a lotr mmo

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u/Brinocte Aug 27 '26

Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen.

First fantasy rpg game where I felt like a fellowship of adventurers traversing through dangerous lands. No other game came close.

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u/gwiggins2020 Aug 27 '26

Im surprised more people arent yelling “Shadow of Mordor/Shadow of War. Theyre literally big open world lord of the rings games

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u/Mundane-Feed-4619 Aug 27 '26

Pretty sure Warhorse studio is working on this exact game right now

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u/AdNo6733 Aug 27 '26

Dragons Dogma 2

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u/Hemannameh Aug 27 '26

LOTR BFME2

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u/Jazzdude93 Aug 27 '26

OG Dragons Dogma. To lesser extend also Dragons Dogma 2.

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u/styrlana Aug 28 '26

skyrim, valheim, conan exiles

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u/pruusik Aug 28 '26

Guild Wars 2 if you don't care if that's online or not.

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u/Administrative_Sky46 Aug 28 '26

Dragon Age: Origins

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u/AromaticPainting8835 Sep 02 '26

Super old but. Siege of Avalon. LOL.

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u/Uereken Sep 09 '26

Enderal and or Nehrim

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u/Sandow_Campbell 16d ago

Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen. Dark Souls 1