The game uses an overhead exploration view. Players guide a party through Middle-earth, investigate locations, speak with allies, collect equipment, and enter turn-based battles against enemy groups.

Combat requires selecting attacks, skills, items, and defensive actions for party members. Victories provide experience and resources, allowing characters to learn or improve abilities and become better equipped for later missions. The campaign is structured around story objectives rather than a fully open world.

Keep the party equipped after each major battle and distribute useful items according to each character's role. Save healing resources for difficult encounters instead of spending them on minor damage.

In combat, remove dangerous enemies early and use defensive or support abilities when a battle contains several opponents. Regularly check newly learned skills so that the party is prepared for enemies with different strengths and weaknesses.