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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

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August 27, 2024
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Return to Moria delivers straight Tolkien lore through classic Dwarven mining, building, and combat with zero romance systems, pronouns, or identity subplots. The result is safe, neutral entertainment that scores a low 2/10 on wokeness.

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Detailed Analysis

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is a survival-crafting game centered on Dwarves reclaiming Khazad-dûm in the Fourth Age, with core loops of mining, base-building, combat against orcs, resource management, and singing traditional Dwarven songs.

Its story and premise draw directly from Tolkien's established lore without alterations for contemporary messaging. Character customization uses sliders for features like bust/chest, shoulders, beards, faces, and voices, enabling varied masculine or feminine appearances while remaining faithful to canon descriptions of Dwarves where females are largely indistinguishable to outsiders and all have beards; this is presented as lore-accurate rather than activist.

No romance systems, pronoun options, nonbinary focal characters, or identity-based subplots exist. Developer statements and marketing emphasize Dwarven authenticity, procedural exploration, and co-op survival, with no references to DEI mandates, consultancy firms, or social justice intent. Audience discussions and reviews focus on gameplay pacing and combat issues rather than ideological content, and no notable controversies tie the title to progressive activism.

Key Factors

  • Lore-faithful Dwarven character customization with body sliders but no explicit gender ideology or pronoun systems
  • Traditional Tolkien premise of reclaiming Moria with no modern identity politics, systemic critiques, or altered established characters
  • No developer statements, marketing, or narrative elements indicating activist intent or consultancy involvement; reception centers on survival mechanics instead of messaging

Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.

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We've run a full content analysis on The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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