Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ overview

Monolith Productions | Sep 30, 2014 | game

Released

661players observed · 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC

Open World Action Fantasy Adventure Third Person Steam Store

Latest observed players661 · 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak48,518
Units sold (VGI)5,700,000
Revenue (VGI)$118,700,000
Review score93% positive

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players661 · 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak48,518
Units sold (VGI)5,700,000
Revenue (VGI)$118,700,000
Review score93% positive
Total reviews95,702
Release dateSep 30, 2014
DeveloperMonolith Productions
PublisherWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Games

Company pages: Developer: Monolith Productions Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Games

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Game overview

Overview

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ comes from Monolith Productions and is published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Games. It arrived on Steam on Sep 30, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s latest SteamPulse observation recorded 661 players at 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 48,518. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 95,702 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussian languages with full audio support

11 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz \| AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz	3 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 \| AMD Radeon HD 5850	44 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz \| AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 \| AMD Radeon HD 7950	57 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	macOS 10.10.3	2.4GHz Intel Core i5 or greater	8 GB RAM	1GB Nvidia 650M, 2GB AMD R9 M290, 1.5GB Intel Iris Pro 5200 or better (See Notes for more details)	67 GB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit / SteamOS	Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz \| AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz	4 GB RAM	1GB NVIDIA 640 or better with driver version 352.21 or later	47 GB available space
Linux	Recommended	Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit / SteamOS	Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz \| AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz	8 GB RAM	4GB NVIDIA 9xx series card or better with driver version 352.21 or later	47 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ has sold up to 5,700,000 units and has 63,733 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $118,700,000. On Twitch, 2 streamers are live with around 3 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ overview details

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with the categories supplied by Steam. SteamPulse's latest observation records 661 players at 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 48,518, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Steam App ID	241930
Type	game
Release date	Sep 30, 2014
Developer	Monolith Productions
Publisher	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Games
Price	$19.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Not available
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	661 · 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	48,518
Positive reviews	88,527
Negative reviews	7,175
Total reviews	95,702
Positive percent	93%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	63,733
Average playtime	2,470 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 30, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	27 August 2026 - 17:00:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC

Overview tags

Open World Action Fantasy Adventure Third Person Stealth Singleplayer RPG Action RPG Assassin Hack and Slash Gore Parkour Story Rich Atmospheric

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Paths of the Dead	No description
Crowned with Living Light	No description
Stinking Rebels	No description
The Maker's Bow	No description
Legend of the Maker	No description
Gorthaur the Cruel	No description
The Last Shadow	No description
Legend of Shadow	No description
Height of Despair	No description
You Will Obey	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected] or [email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR © 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Developed by Monolith. In association with WingNut Films. © 2014 New Line Productions, Inc. © The Saul Zaentz Company. MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR, THE HOBBIT, and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. MONOLITH LOGO, WB GAMES LOGO, WB SHIELD: ™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14)

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/241930
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/241930/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/241930
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s latest SteamPulse observation records 661 players at 13 September 2026 - 01:00:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 48,518 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 41 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 603 players; the highest observed daily value is 824 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (32.3%), India (12.1%), Romania (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.1%), India (9.6%), Romania (5.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.2%), India (10.3%), Romania (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.6%), India (8.1%), China (6.8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ currently sits at 93% positive across 95,702 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 88,527 positive reviews and 7,175 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ have?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ currently has about 221.2K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 3 live viewers across 2 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 63,733, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 88,527 positive, 7,175 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 30 September 2014
Xbox 30 September 2014
PlayStation 29 September 2014

DLC and packages

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year EditionBuy Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ #51209$19.99 Middle-earth™: The Shadow BundleBuy Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ #648168$69.99 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Upgrade to the GOTY EditionBuy Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ #51200$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: 64-bit: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 57 GB available space

Live Twitch streams

Streamer	Title	Viewers	Language
JaviAGO	Casual Middle-Earth Shadow Of Mordor Gameplay!!	2	en
silent_reisu	Shadow of mordor	1	en

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