The complete original experience returns with online and local co-op* plus optimized performance and tailored controls for seamless play!
AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 11, 2026 –It’s time for war! Aspyr is excited to unveil The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ – Legacy Edition, available today on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 (launching August 18 on the Nintendo EU eShop), and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG for $19.99, with an additional 10% launch discount through August 24. This new edition revives the classic 2011 action RPG, originally developed by Snowblind Studios, now updated with a variety of modern enhancements. New and long-time fans can once again play co-op for up to three players online or two players in local split-screen* while discovering quality-of-life improvements including the ability to hot-swap characters, refined enemy-target locking, improved UI/UX with the addition of Health, Mana and EXP bars for party members, a new autosave feature, gyro control support on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, 60 FPS gameplay*, and numerous additional bug fixes.
Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth where war rages beyond the Fellowship’s path. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ – Legacy Edition expands Tolkien’s epic legendarium with the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost. Build your own Fellowship of three heroes and confront the growing threat in the North, making your mark on Middle-earth in a grand adventure with visceral, satisfying combat and rich character progression.
Let this be the hour when we draw swords together!
Key Features
- Choose Your Orc-Bane: Seamlessly swap between three uniquely skilled characters with Eradan, the stealthy Dúnadan Ranger, Andriel, the magical Elven Loremaster, and Farin, the tank-like Dwarven Champion.
- Build a Fellowship in Co-Op: Play in a group of up to three players online or two players in local split-screen*, working together with your friends as you fight for the survival of your fellowship and all of Middle-earth!
- Deep RPG Progression: Customize your hero and party members with unique skills, abilities, and gear to complement your playstyle. Collect powerful weapons and armor, and even command the mighty Great Eagle Beleram to strike from the sky and turn the tide of battle.
- Iconic Cameos & Locations: Encounter familiar faces like Aragorn, Gandalf, and Elrond as you journey through lore-rich locations such as the Elven sanctuaries of Rivendell and Lórien and the foggy paths of Mirkwood.
- A Darker Middle-earth Full of Peril: Experience a mature story featuring brutal warfare and blood-soaked battlefields in a world gnawed by ruthless Orcs, deadly Wargs, spectral Barrow-wights, and the dark sorcery of Agandaûr’s forces.
- Character Hot-Swapping: New in this edition, swap between characters on-the-fly, adding the ability to fully assign equipment, skills, and abilities for computer-controlled allies for the first time.
- Additions & Enhancements for Modern Consoles: Enjoy modernizations like 60 FPS support*, Triggering Secrets (see other characters’ secrets, like hidden supply caches, no matter who you’re playing as), the ability to lock-on enemies, and UI/UX optimizations such as visible Health, Mana and EXP bars, autosaves and additional save slots, and gyro/motion sensor support on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, along with bug fixes.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ – Legacy Edition is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is the first The Lord of the Rings title released by Aspyr. Fans can look forward to even more classic releases by Aspyr from the beloved franchise in the future!
Pick up The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ – Legacy Edition today on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 (launching August 18 on the Nintendo EU eShop), and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG for $19.99, with an additional 10% launch discount available through August 24.
*Local co-op and 60 FPS are not available on the original Nintendo Switch.
About Aspyr
Aspyr is a leading video game publishing and development partner focused on maximizing the potential of games across all platforms for all players. Most recently, the company launched Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration on Nintendo Switch 2, as well as Legacy of Kain™: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, available now on all platforms. Today the company supports a growing network of partners that includes many of the industry’s leading entertainment IP holders, publishers, developers, and technology providers. Aspyr is an Embracer Group company based in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aspyr.com.
About Middle-earth Enterprises
As Middle-earth’s stewards and custodians, our goal is to consistently deliver a wealth of great content in both new and known formats; to ensure Middle-earth’s rightful place as the world’s leading fantasy IP & brand, forever. Inspired by our deep appreciation for the fictional world created by Professor Tolkien, we are dedicated to working with those developing highest quality creations inspired by the lore, in accordance with state-of-the-art green business and sustainability practices; including fair trade, equality in the workplace, and a deep commitment to protect our Earth, its wondrous beauty, and the viability of every living creature. Middle-earth Enterprises (MEE), acquired by the Embracer Group in 2022, owns exclusive worldwide rights to motion picture, live stage, certain TV, related merchandise and services, inspired by The Hobbit book and The Lord of the Rings trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Visit us at www.middleearth.com for details.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third-party game titles.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR IN THE NORTH software © 2026 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2026 New Line Productions, Inc. All The Lord of the Rings content other than content from the New Line films © 2026 Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC (“”MEE””). THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR IN THE NORTH, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and the names of the characters, events, items, and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of MEE under license to WB Games Inc. © 2026 Aspyr Media, Inc. Aspyr is a registered trademark of Aspyr Media, Inc., and the Aspyr star logo is a trademark of Aspyr Media.
