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Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
71 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“At first I had a lot of fun with this game, I enjoyed sneaking around the rooftops, thinking ahead how to approach a mission, the combat itself felt super satisfying, collections were also fun to hunt down.…”
“Bullying orcs has never been this fun. The Nemesis System makes every encounter personal, brilliant and overlooked! 10/10”
“While not perfect, Shadow of Mordor surpasses expectations - it's fun, engaging and truly impressive. The Nemesis System is a stroke of genius and sets this game apart from its competitors. It's got great free-flowing…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's very very rare that I review a single player game before finishing it (that I intend to finish), but this has been such a fun treat. A blend of classic Assassin's Creed and Ghosts of Tsushima, I'm surprised how…”
“Amazing sword fighting. Great graphics and story. Really impressed with the variety of orcs and the entire system of their rank in Sauron's army. Definitely worth playing.”
“This game mechanics are mostly simple gameplay, fun, and satisfying. Don't get overwhelmed with the endless Captains wars, proceed through the story and come back and forth to the gangs wars. It's really fun, enjoyable…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“While not perfect, Shadow of Mordor surpasses expectations - it's fun, engaging and truly impressive. The Nemesis System is a stroke of genius and sets this game apart from its competitors. It's got great free-flowing…”
“Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ delivers satisfying combat, a dark and immersive world, and the fantastic Nemesis System that makes every enemy encounter memorable. A must-play for Lord of the Rings fans.”
“Amazing sword fighting. Great graphics and story. Really impressed with the variety of orcs and the entire system of their rank in Sauron's army. Definitely worth playing.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Amazing game with great story. Combat is easy and tricky both. Takes fairly grinding to become powerful. Great sense of freedom, you can do almost anything and use any strategy to hunt.”
“One of the better RPGs i've played good difficulty curve and really fun to mill around and explore the world. The rival system is one of the best combat system things ever!”
“I played this title on Xbox Gamepass back in the day, and bought it mostly for the iconic Nemesis System that this game has. Wonderful game, very similar to dark souls but much more forgiving. I highly recommend this to…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“While not perfect, Shadow of Mordor surpasses expectations - it's fun, engaging and truly impressive. The Nemesis System is a stroke of genius and sets this game apart from its competitors. It's got great free-flowing…”
“I must say I very much enjoyed this game. It has great mechanics and story, I loved the nemesis system and overall it's a very fun experience. However, I clearly doubt I will ever play it again. The mechanics get pretty…”
“I bought this game 8 years ago on sale and just now decided to give a try after watching Fellowship of the Ring again its a great game, fun to run around and fight 20 orcs at once. The story is decent and there are a…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“The game has potential but it has way too much repetitive gameplay.”
“It has sincerely become one of my favourite games, but the campaign missions suck most of the time. That's about all I really need to say.”
“It's very very rare that I review a single player game before finishing it (that I intend to finish), but this has been such a fun treat. A blend of classic Assassin's Creed and Ghosts of Tsushima, I'm surprised how…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Wish their was more story but still peak would recommend to anyone that likes making their own armys.”
“This is just a combat system and that Nemesis-system, it's hardly even a game. Just run around and fight aimlessly because someone killed your wife whom you saw for like ten seconds. It's pointless and boring.”
“Gatekeeping the nemesis system in a game that the devs didnt think could stand on its own so they had to raid parts of the lord of the rings to mix in with their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ fan fiction about some prick named after part of a…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“At first I had a lot of fun with this game, I enjoyed sneaking around the rooftops, thinking ahead how to approach a mission, the combat itself felt super satisfying, collections were also fun to hunt down.…”
“It also looks interesting at first, but soon after you find yourself doing the same things with the same combos and enemies that if you can't kill them immediately get up and you're surrounded. When you are surrounded…”
“Dafuq is that? I know its already 12 yrs old and it doesn't even look bad for that age BUT... A sneaking-game in Middle Earth?! I thought it might just not my cup of tea but I really struggle to understand how anybody…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A bit short, finished in a single weekend. Also, the nemesis system is very simple and repetitive. Other than that, pretty fun!”
“I give it an 8/10. It was a good game, but what shines about it, is the gameplay, especially the nemesis system which is super fun to play with, it's like an immersive simulator but only when it comes to the uruk…”
“The story sucks but the three hours you get to fully explore the nemesis system is really fun.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“the controls on pc are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ terrible, this game is absolute slop”
“Well, I was able to find a mod to switch the on-screen prompts to PS4/Dual-Shock settings, but there's no option to invert the x-axis camera controls so I can't actually play it. It's like trying to ride a bicycle…”
“Fun and surpisingly unique. Good gameplay & story. Definitley recommend, especially if you are a LOTR/The Hobbit fan. PLAY WITH CONTROLLER, keyboard & mouse controls seem to be broken... especially if you have more than…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Still holds up in 2026. Not a single ork looked the same or said the same lines, its still impressive nowadays.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Never really was a LOTR's fan but my lord this game is fantastic. The combat, story, world & character designs and the best of all the nemesis system. I highly recommend this to anyone!”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“It was pretty fun. Good game honestly. I just wish the endgame was a lot lengthier and harder than it actually was. Maybe like an actual boss battle instead of quick time events.”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Player tags | Open World · Action · Fantasy · Adventure · Third Person · Stealth · Singleplayer · RPG · Action RPG · Assassin · Hack and Slash · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 74 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.shadowofmordor.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: 64-bit: Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 44 GB available space