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Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

📅 Oct 9, 2017
Monolith Productions
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
88.8Rating
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72Achievements

About This Game

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Monolith Productions and released in 2017. With an estimated 3.7 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 113.5k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 88.8/100 — a strong reception overall. The game has 8 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as Open World, Action, RPG, Singleplayer and Fantasy.

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User Reviews

88.8
Overall Score / 100
8.9/10
Steam (113532 rev)

DLCs (8)

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Expansion Pass
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Expansion Pass
$29.99
The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion
The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion
$19.99
Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion
Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion
$14.99
Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion
Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion
$14.99
The Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion
The Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion
$14.99
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ High Resolution Texture Pack
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ High Resolution Texture Pack
Free
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ 4K Cinematic Pack
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ 4K Cinematic Pack
Free
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Story Expansion Pass
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Story Expansion Pass
$24.99

Game Information

Release Date
October 9, 2017
Developer
Monolith Productions
Publisher
WB Games
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$49.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
3.7M
(2.9M - 4.4M)
VRI ScoreLearning
82.2
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Adventure
RPG
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
In-App Purchases
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Open World
Action
RPG
Singleplayer
Fantasy
Adventure
Third Person
Violent
Stealth
Gore
War
Story Rich
Hack and Slash
Action RPG
Medieval
Dark Fantasy
Magic
Atmospheric
Strategy
Multiplayer

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Text Only
Polish
Russian
Arabic
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1 with Platform Update
  • Processor: AMD FX-4350, 4.2 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD HD 7870, 2 GB / NVIDIA GTX 660, 2 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 70 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: X64 required
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 Creators Update
  • Processor: AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz / Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD RX 480, 4 GB or RX580, 4GB / NVIDIA GTX 970, 4GB or GTX1060, 6GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 70 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: X64 required

Legal Notice

MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR software © 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc Developed by Monolith Productions. © 2020 New Line Productions, Inc. All The Lord of the Rings content other than content from the New Line films © 2020 The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises (“SZC”). Middle-earth: Shadow of War, The Lord of the Rings and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of SZC under license to WB Games Inc. MONOLITH LOGO, WB GAMES LOGO, WB SHIELD: ™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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