Action · October 9, 2017
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ (2017)
Go behind enemy lines to forge your army, conquer Fortresses and dominate Mordor from within. Experience how the award winning Nemesis System creates unique personal stories with every enemy and follower, and confront the full power of the Dark Lord Sauron and his Ringwraiths in this epic new story of Middle-earth. In Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™, nothing will be forgotten.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 107.2k Steam reviews | Top 6% in Action |
| Positive rating | 89% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 | Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 1.4k players | Top 8% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 32 h average | Top 14% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Open World · 1.2k
- Action · 819
- RPG · 779
- Singleplayer · 714
- Fantasy · 707
- Adventure · 618
- Third Person · 540
- Violent · 528
- Stealth · 498
- Gore · 490
- War · 431
- Story Rich · 428
- Hack and Slash · 405
- Action RPG · 399
- Medieval · 383
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
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Full audio (8)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Traditional Chinese
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Reception Metrics
Steam community
89%Very Positive · 107.2k reviews
95.4k positive · 11.8k negative
Metacritic
81/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
4.4/10
Curator recommendations
83.5k
Peak concurrent players
1.4k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- In-App Purchases
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
32h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
18h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
6h
Current engagement
Achievements
72
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 9, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Monolith Productions |
| Publisher | WB Games |
| Base price | $4.99 -90% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 8 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Support · [email protected] or [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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