Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
- Open World (1500)
- Action (1408)
- Fantasy (1117)
- Adventure (1046)
- Third Person (976)
- Stealth (907)
- Singleplayer (892)
- RPG (840)
- Action RPG (616)
- Assassin (567)
- Hack and Slash (547)
- Gore (519)
- Parkour (493)
- Atmospheric (446)
- Story Rich (440)
- Dark Fantasy (414)
- Magic (409)
- Lore-Rich (398)
- Based On A Novel (312)
- Sandbox (273)
Release Date | Sep 30, 2014 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 92% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.3% Top 15% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.4% Top 3% / 90.9% Top 3% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 54K Top 1% / 83.5K Top 1% |
Curators | 451 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 28.5 hours Top 5% |
Play Time per Dollar | 1.4 hour Top 15% |
Followers | 219.5K Top 1% |
Owners | ± 6.3M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 3.6M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 54.9M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s Steam rating and reviews between September 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.3% (September 2014) and 91.9% (May 2019).
With its 83.5K reviews Top 1%, Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 8 languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 50 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 13 hours), it can be a sign that Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 92% Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.