Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

Buy93%

Very Positive · 97k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Monolith Productions · Open World · Sep 30, 2014

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
74
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio6 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 139 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 138 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 97k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
139 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat reminded me of the Batman series with the counters and attacks, so it wasnt too hard when i needed to relearn the controls.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
138 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay : Pretty solid mechanics, grabbing the upgrades really feels like helping.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story : Pretty nice, it does follow some Lore, it is quite unique.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is one of the best examples of how games back then combined incredible optimization with graphics that still hold up even today.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sounds and voice acting are holding same quality luckily and have no complaints as far as i recall.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In 2026, this game has been a pleasure to revisit and the game looks amazing despite it being so incredibly well optimised that I can run it on my Steam deck at native resolution and full 60fps and still get plenty of time out of the battery.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat139 reviews
Gameplay138 reviews
Story133 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
67% still recommend
Characters
83% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend
Performance
80% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
85% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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