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™.

Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: WB Games
Franchise: —
Release date: Oct 9, 2017
Store page updated: Jun 4, 2026
Price: $49.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

83.3/ 100

Based on 430 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 88% of 497

All time 😄 Very Positive 89% of 117,090

“enjoying this game and it is fun”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+1.91

Strategy +3.73 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices

“Nemesis system is one of the greatest things ever” (78)

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Story & World

+2.03

World +3.15 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

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Content Volume

+1.05

Volume +2.80 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound

+2.54

Visuals +3.00 · Graphics, art style, and animation

“amazing setting and graphics” (23)

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Multiplayer

+2.56

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.25 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

-1.35

Balance -1.85 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched

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Tech & Support

-1.35

Developer support -1.72 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.