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Games like The Lord of the Rings Online

Closest overall match: WildStar (★ 3.2). Highest rated: Guild Wars 2 at ★ 4.0. Quickest to finish: Wizard101 at about 1 hours.

We compared The Lord of the Rings Online against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 12 came closest. What ties them together most: MMORPG, mmo and PvP. Updated Oct 16, 2026.

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  1. WildStar

    1. WildStar

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Survival and 3 more tags.

    Year
    2016
    Rating
    ★ 3.2
    Metacritic
    82
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    22%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  2. Star Wars: The Old Republic

    2. Star Wars: The Old Republic

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Third Person and 1 more tags; rated 0.7 higher.

    Year
    2011
    Rating
    ★ 3.9
    Metacritic
    85
    Playtime
    5h
    Finish rate
    31%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  3. ArcheAge

    3. ArcheAge

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, PvP, Exploration and Third Person and 2 more tags.

    Year
    2015
    Rating
    ★ 3.0
    Metacritic
    80
    Playtime
    4h
    Finish rate
    26%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  4. Star Trek Online

    4. Star Trek Online

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Third Person and 4 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 2.6
    Metacritic
    76
    Playtime
    5h
    Finish rate
    16%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  5. Wizard101

    5. Wizard101

    Shares MMORPG, mmo and Fantasy; rated 0.6 higher; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2008
    Rating
    ★ 3.7
    Playtime
    1h
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  6. Ragnarok Online 2

    6. Ragnarok Online 2

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Fantasy, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 lower.

    Year
    2013
    Rating
    ★ 2.3
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    4%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  7. Fallen Earth Free2Play

    7. Fallen Earth Free2Play

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Survival, Open World and cooperative and 1 more tags; rated 1.1 lower.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 2.1
    Metacritic
    71
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    17%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  8. Dungeons & Dragons Online

    8. Dungeons & Dragons Online

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, Third Person and Fantasy and 2 more tags; same developer.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 2.9
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    10%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  9. Panzar

    9. Panzar

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, PvP, Survival and Third Person and 4 more tags; rated 0.7 lower.

    Year
    2013
    Rating
    ★ 2.5
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    12%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  10. Vindictus

    10. Vindictus

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Third Person and 4 more tags.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 2.9
    Metacritic
    76
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    15%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  11. Guild Wars 2

    11. Guild Wars 2

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Third Person and 3 more tags; rated 0.9 higher.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 4.0
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    32%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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  12. Riders of Icarus

    12. Riders of Icarus

    Shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Survival and 4 more tags; rated 0.8 lower.

    Year
    2016
    Rating
    ★ 2.4
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    8%
    Shared genres
    RPG, Massively Multiplayer

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What is the best game like The Lord of the Rings Online?

On our similarity model, WildStar is the closest match to The Lord of the Rings Online — shares MMORPG, mmo, Character Customization, PvP and Survival and 3 more tags.

Which game like The Lord of the Rings Online is rated highest?

Guild Wars 2 holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.0/5 from 180 players.

How this list is built

Every game in our catalog is scored against The Lord of the Rings Online on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.

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