Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
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™.
- Price:$49.99
- Release Date:10/9/2017
- Developer:Monolith Productions
- Publisher:WB Games
- Last Updated:4/10/2025
- Steam App Id:356190
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ has 2,841 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 71% lower than its previous all-time peak of 9,673 players achieved on 7/7/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™. It has received a total of 106,078 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 87 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ and its growth over time. It currently has 312,177 followers on its community page.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Price
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ costs $49.99 in the Steam store as of 4/10/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
About Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is a RPG, Action, and Adventure game developed by Monolith Productions. On 10/9/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by WB Games.
Players have rated Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ as "Very Positive" out of 106,078 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 94,010 positive reviews and 12,068 negative reviews — an overall 89% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 13 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- In-App Purchases
From the Steam community, Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Hack and Slash
- Great Soundtrack
- Third Person
- Violent
- Multiplayer
- Magic
- Atmospheric
- Fantasy
- War
- Story Rich
- Medieval
- RPG
- Stealth
- Gore
- Action RPG
- Dark Fantasy
- Open World
- Strategy
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is referenced by 8 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion | DLC | 12/12/2017 | View |
 | The Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion | DLC | 2/6/2018 | View |
 | Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion | DLC | 11/21/2017 | View |
 | The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion | DLC | 5/8/2018 | View |
 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ High Resolution Texture Pack | DLC | 10/9/2017 | View |
 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ 4K Cinematic Pack | DLC | 10/9/2017 | View |
 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Expansion Pass | DLC | 10/9/2017 | View |
 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Story Expansion Pass | DLC | 2/6/2018 | View |
Related Packages
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is referenced by 4 packages in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is available in 13 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Arabic | Yes | No | Yes |
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Soures & References
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/356190
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/356190