The Lord Of The Rings Game Evolution (1986-2022)

The majority of computer and video games owing to J. R. R. Tolkien's works are based mainly on or influenced by The Lord of the Rings films; only some are based solely on Tolkien's canon of Middle-earth. From the early 1980's onward, numerous video games set in Middle-earth have been developed, including titles by Electronic Arts, Sierra, and Melbourne House.
In 1982 began a series of licensed LoTR graphical interactive fiction games with The Hobbit, based on the book of the same name. They went on to release 1986's The Fellowship of the Ring, 1987's The Shadows of Mordor, and 1990's The Crack of Doom. A BBC Micro text adventure released around the same time was unrelated to Melbourne's titles except for the literary origin. In 1987, Melbourne House released War in Middle-earth, a turn-based strategy game, followed by its sequel Riders of Rohan.
List game:
1. The Fellowship of the Ring (1986) PC
2. The Shadows of Mordor (1987) PC
3. J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (1989) PC
4. The Crack of Doom (1989) PC
5. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990) PC
6. J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan (1991) PC
7. Angband (1992) PC
8. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (1992) PC
9. Hobbit: The True Story (1993) PC
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) PC / GBA / PS2 / Xbox
11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) GBA / GC / PS2 / Xbox
12. The Hobbit: The Prelude to The Lord of the Rings (2003) PC / GBA / GC / PS2 / Xbox
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) PC / GBA / GC / PS2 / Xbox
14. The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring (2003) PC
15. The Lord of the Rings Online Trading Card Game (2003) PC
16. The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) PC / PS2 / Xbox
17. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) PC
18. The Lord of the Rings: Tactics (2005) PSP
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II (2006) PC / Xbox360
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II - The Rise of the Witch-King (2006) PC
21. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007) PC
22. The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (2008) PC
23. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009) PC / PS3 / Xbox360 / DS
24. The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood (2009) PC
25. The Lord of the Rings Online: Allies of the King - Oath of the Rangers (2010) PC
26. The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (2010) PS3 / DS / Wii
27. The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard (2011) PC
28. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) PC / PS3 / Xbox360
29. The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan (2012) PC
30. LEGO The Lord of the Rings (2012) PC / PS3 / Xbox360
31. Guardians of Middle Earth (2012) PC / PS3 / Xbox360
32. The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep (2013) PC
33. LEGO The Hobbit (2014) PC / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox360 / Xbox One / WiiU
34. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) PC / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox360 / Xbox One
35. Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game (2017) Android / iOS
36. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017) PC / PS4 / Xbox One
37. The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth (2019) PC
38. The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (2019) PC / PS4 / Xbox One / NSwitch
39. The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War (2021) Android / iOS
40. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (2022) PC / PS4 / PS5/ Xbox One / Series X / NSwitch