Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an exceptional Action/RPG that raises the bar for the genre.
90
Verdict
93%
Steam
84
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 95K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,031 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (84/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. An original story based on the legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the game takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film trilogies. The player controls Talion, a Gondorian Ranger who bonds with the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor, as the two set out to avenge the deaths of their loved ones. Players can engage in melee combat, and use wraith abilities to fight and manipulate enemies. The game introduces the Nemesis System, which allows the artificial intelligence of non-playable characters to remember their prior interactions with Talion and react accordingly in subsequent encounters.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 4d ago
Still holds up in 2026. Not a single ork looked the same or said the same lines, its still impressive nowadays.
Never really was a LOTR's fan but my lord this game is fantastic. The combat, story, world & character designs and the best of all the nemesis system. I highly recommend this to anyone!
It was pretty fun. Good game honestly. I just wish the endgame was a lot lengthier and harder than it actually was. Maybe like an actual boss battle instead of quick time events.
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