Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

Steam Deck Verified

Monolith Productions · Open World · Sep 30, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

93%
Very Positive
97k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 137 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 97k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
The orcs are pretty fun to kill, the combat felt good.
137 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay : Pretty solid mechanics, grabbing the upgrades really feels like helping.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
•Graphics are good for a 10 year old game.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design and voice acting follow suit some moments are good, others feel stretched thin or hammy, but it’s mostly part of the package for this kind of game.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
In 2026, this game has been a pleasure to revisit and the game looks amazing despite it being so incredibly well optimised that I can run it on my Steam deck at native resolution and full 60fps and still get plenty of time out of the battery.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Combat137 reviews
Gameplay90 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters157 reviews
89%
Difficulty24 reviews
92%
Controls15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
71%
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
74
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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