Survival and building simulator Return to Moria will be released on Steam and Xbox Series in late August and will receive a major patch, The Golden Update

Fantasy survival and building simulator The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria from Free Range Games studio was released in late 2023 on PS5 and EGS, but the game will be available in two more ecosystems as early as August.

Here's What We Know

The developers have announced that Return to Moria will release on Steam and on Xbox Series on 27 August.

Simultaneously with this event, a major patch The Golden Update will be released on all platforms, which will add the following content:

• non-linear sandbox mode;
• cross-play between all platforms (up to eight players can participate in one session);
• 14 new weapons and armour - they are unlocked only in the sandbox mode, but after that they can be used in the story campaign;
• more than 100 new objects for construction, including those for decorative settlements;
• numerous improvements in the construction mode;
• the ability to pause the single-player offline mode;
• background music will appear;
• flexible difficulty settings, including enemy aggressiveness, patrol frequency, trophy generation, and more;
• correction of many bugs.

Recall, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Gamers need to dig into rocks, build tunnels, fight with enemies, set up temporary camps and take care of food - and all this in order to restore the ancient majestic city of dwarves Moria.

Source: The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria