Lord of the Rings: War in the North Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-20
Review summary
  • Faithful to LOTR universe
  • Engaging and well-narrated story
  • Character progression and customization
  • Linear levels
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Frequent crashes
Lord of the Rings: War in the North header

Categories

Action RPGHack and SlashCooperative MultiplayerCharacter ProgressionLoot-Driven Combat SystemStory-driven GameplayFantasy

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
9,475
Positive
7,72681.5%
Negative
1,74918.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
756,629
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
31.09%
Estimated copies lost
240
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
31.1%
Avg playtime 0.4h
51.8%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
103.6%
Avg playtime 26.1h
25893.5%
Avg playtime 125.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.4 rev/day
Quarterly5.4 rev/qtr
Days covered4,558 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
276 total
Organic purchasers276100.0%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
276 total
First impression0-2h134.71%
Voted up: 77%
Mid game2-10h4717.0%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h8631.2%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+13047.1%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.72% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 95.3%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 9,475 total.