Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

Open-world action RPG about building an army and conquering fortresses

Monolith Productions · Published by WB Games · Released Oct 9, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 117K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 518 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,150; peak 24h 1,449
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 8 years ago; Aug 15, 2018

Free demo available, 5 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™?

A single-player, third-person open-world action RPG set in Mordor. You use combat and stealth against enemies, build an army, and conquer fortresses while facing Sauron and his Ringwraiths.

For you if...

+you like open-world combat with stealth options
+you want enemies and followers who create personal rivalries
+you prefer single-player fantasy adventures

Not for you if...

−you dislike repetitive open-world tasks and gear management
−you prefer linear adventures over open-world sandboxes

What players say

89% of 117,129 reviews are positive · 88% of 518 in the last 30 days

Players consistently praise the Nemesis system for creating memorable orc personalities, betrayals, and rivalries, along with the range of combat approaches. Common complaints target imprecise movement and controls, repetitive tasks, cumbersome management, and unskippable interruptions; some players also report quest-blocking bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1 with Platform Update
Processor: AMD FX-4350, 4.2 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz
Graphics: AMD HD 7870, 2 GB / NVIDIA GTX 660, 2 GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 70 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: X64 required

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Antitamper
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 72
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil. Text only: Polish, Russian, Arabic, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.