The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

Released Apr 2019

A companion app for The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth board game from Fantasy Flight Games, a fully-cooperative board game for one to five players! This companion app dictates the setup of each encounter, tracks your party’s inventory and skills, and resolves combat while you brave the looming forests, quiet clearings, and...

90% positive · 939 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth is a companion app for the Fantasy Flight Games board game. It launched on April 18, 2019 and has received four major content campaigns over its lifespan: Shadowed Paths (July 10, 2020), Haunting of Dale (October 22, 2020), Spreading War (October 7, 2021), and Poison Promise (October 25, 2022). All three DLC packs listed on the store have been released, and no new DLC or upcoming content has been announced. The last major content release was Poison Promise on October 25, 2022. Since then, the developer has continued to release maintenance patches — the most recent being a minor bug fix on October 6, 2025 — but no new campaigns or content expansions have been announced or teased. A notable feature update in March 2024 introduced AsmoConnect cross-platform cloud saves, indicating the developer is still maintaining the app, but this represents infrastructure work rather than new game content. The major content releases followed a rough annual cadence from 2020 through 2022, but that cadence has not produced a new release since October 2022 — now nearly four years ago. No roadmap, announcement, or hint of future content has been communicated. The game appears to have concluded its content lifecycle with Poison Promise, continuing only in a maintenance capacity.
Evidence
Poison Promise, the third and most recent DLC campaign, released on October 25, 2022. All three listed DLC packs are now released with none marked unreleased.
dlc listing · Oct 25, 2022 source content shipped
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Poison Promise DLC launched, described as the game's longest campaign yet. No mention of future content or additional campaigns planned.
news post · Oct 25, 2022 source content shipped
high

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Fantasy Flight Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth™ is a cooperative game for one to five players. During a game, a group of heroes embarks on perilous adventures, working together to explore and survive the vast and epic fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings™. Throughout their journeys, heroes battle powerful foes, discover lost treasures, uncover forgotten lore, and customize their skills according to their role within their Fellowship. As darkness is rising, unifying evil, shadow, and corruption, it is the time for the heroes to take a stand and begin their journey in Middle-earth.

To play The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth™, one player must download the free Journeys in Middle-earth app on a compatible device. The app determines the challenges and content that the heroes encounter during the game, from tile and token placement to enemy behavior. The app also lets the heroes save their campaign, allowing them to complete it over the course of several gaming sessions.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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