Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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™.

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is a open world, action and rpg game developed by Monolith Productions and published by WB Games.
Released on October 09th 2017 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Arabic, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 105,918 reviews of which 93,859 were positive and 12,059 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ into these genres:

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

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System requirements

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Windows

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

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

After hearing that WB was shutting down Monolith, I came back to pay tribute to an old friend (Monolith, not WB) by replaying the Middle-earth games. I first played Shadow of War on PlayStation when it launched, excited after loving the first game—but my enthusiasm soured thanks to the infamous microtransactions and loot box fiasco that plagued the endgame. Now, in 2025, with all that monetization removed, I’m glad to finally experience the game as it was meant to be. Beneath all that corporate greed was always a solid game. Playing both Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War back to back, I appreciate their evolution—the improved combat, tactics, and enemy variety, even if some aspects can feel repetitive. But ultimately, it’s the Nemesis System that truly carries the experience. The main story is fairly forgettable, but the personal stories forged through battles with the Orcs make it all worthwhile. One of my favorite moments? I killed an Orc named Krakhorn. He came back as "Krakhorn the Machine," now sporting mechanical limbs after I had previously mutilated him. Naturally, I killed him again—only for him to return once more, taunting me for failing to finish the job. This time, he managed to kill me and was promoted to Warchief. Determined to put an end to him, I tried again… and again… but he kept returning. Eventually, I attempted to recruit him, but his Iron Will resisted, so I resorted to shaming him repeatedly. That backfired spectacularly. Instead of breaking, he became a Maniac, growing even stronger and capable of one-shotting me if I so much as slipped up. He climbed the ranks until he became Overlord, and at that point, I knew I couldn't take him down alone. So, I planted four bodyguards in his inner circle, waiting for the perfect moment to betray him. When the time came, my minions turned on him mid-battle, while I spent the entire fight dodging like my life depended on it—because it did. Eventually, my conspirators took him down, and I made his killer the new Overlord of Gorgoroth. So far, he hasn’t betrayed me… yet. Looking back, Shadow of War is a flawed but truly special game. Even after all these years, nothing quite compares to the chaos and emergent storytelling that the Nemesis System creates. Monolith’s work here was remarkable, and their innovation will leave a lasting impact on gaming. It’s a shame to see such a talented studio go, and their Nemesis system locked behind a patent, but their legacy lives on in the stories we’ve all created. Thank you, Monolith. You deserved better.

Feb. 2025

R.I.P. Monolith Productions 1994 - 2025 Killed by the Corporate F*cks at WB and that Sh*thead David Zaslav. This game being an example of their meddling. (had loot boxes at launch before being taken out later) Is this game bad, no, far from it. Is this game perfect, same answer, no. But despite the grindy nature of this game, Monolith really put the effort in this sequel. the characterization of it's orcs, it's world, the VAs (especially the orcs) really don't get enough credit for their performance. You will be sorrowly missed Monolith, I hope the talented devs you housed get back up their feet soon.

Aug. 2024

they sent Mug the longtooth to assassinate me - a low level Orc with a bit speech impediment (he was level 19 i was 46). in his battle intro he mentioned how the other orcs made fun of how he talked and how he was just trying his best, I let him kill me about 8 times - got to the point where he was almost unstoppable, dominated him and made him keep lord of and trained him up to legendary. Nobody will ever make fun of Mug the longtooth again. 13/10 - for Mug the longtooth

July 2024

Game is fun, the nemesis system is masterpiece, it is fun, engaging and interactive. Dev is bad, patent the nemesis system, they are st**id, gr**dy, short sighted EDIT: oops not the dev, but warner bros EDIT 2: The problem is not the patent itself, but they patented, and just put it asides, no innovation, and also preventing other people from developing something more fun with the mechanic

June 2024

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10

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39.99€

8.7

93,859

12,059

Online players

2,290

Developer

Monolith Productions

Publisher

WB Games

Release 09 Oct 2017

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