Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

Game information

Updated 10 Sep 2026, 17:21 UTC

App ID: 241930
Product type: Game
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Games
Release date: 30 Sep, 2014
Release status: Released
Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Genres
Game modes: Single-player
Controller support: Full
Declared DRM
Achievements: 74
Steam Deck: Verified
Metacritic: 84

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

Open WorldActionFantasyAdventureThird PersonStealthSingleplayerRPGAction RPGAssassinsHack and SlashGoreParkourStory RichAtmosphericDark FantasyMagicLore-RichBased On A NovelSandbox

About this gameFull description from Steam

Note: certain features for the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor videogame will no longer be available beginning Dec. 31, 2020. Affected Features: • The Nemesis Forge feature will no longer be available. Therefore, players will no longer be able to transfer their in-game Nemeses from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to Middle-earth: Shadow of War. • Vendetta missions and Leaderboards will no longer be available. • WBPlay will no longer be available, but the epic runes "Orc Hunter" and "Gravewalker" will automatically be awarded to all players. Winner of over 50 “Best of 2014” Awards including Game of the Year, Best Action Game and Most Innovative Game.

Content & age ratings10 regional ratings

Regional ratings

CEROz

CSRRR

DEJUS18

ESRBmBlood and Gore · Intense Violence

FPB18

KGRB18

MDAM18

NZOFLCr13

OFLCma15

PEGI18

System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: 64-bit: Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 44 GB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: macOS 10.10.3 Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB Nvidia 650M, 2GB AMD R9 M290, 1.5GB Intel Iris Pro 5200 or better (See Notes for more details) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 67 GB available space Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar. * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Late 2016 * All 15” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2013 * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2012 * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit / SteamOS Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB NVIDIA 640 or better with driver version 352.21 or later Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 47 GB available space Additional Notes: AMD and Intel cards are NOT supported. If you wish to play the game using an AMD graphics card, you should update your graphics driver to version Catalyst 15.7 or higher. You should be able to run the game without experiencing stability issues or graphical glitches, but you may still experience poor performance. Recommended: OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit / SteamOS Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 4GB NVIDIA 9xx series card or better with driver version 352.21 or later Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 47 GB available space

Supported languages8 languages