Middle-earth: Shadow of War
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an adventure developed by Monolith Productions, released 10 October 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 36.4 hrs to finish.
What Middle-earth: Shadow of War is
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and released in 2017. It was published by WB Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Firebird Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The world of men is ending. In fires of Mount Doom, a ranger, and wraith bound together in death. Crafted the one thing that could challenge Sauron, a Ring of Power. But power can blind those who seek it, The Great Deceiver has returned to Middle-Earth, to rebuild his armies. To rule all. The corruption will be contained no longer. The war for Mordor begins.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 72 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the The Lord of the Rings series
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is the 56th of 69 entries we hold in the The Lord of the Rings series. The next entry was The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game in 2018. Its critic score of 84 is 10 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring at 91.
How it was received
Middle-earth: Shadow of War holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 500 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 36.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 55 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $4.99, that works out to about $0.14 per hour of the main story, or $0.09 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD FX-4350, 4.2 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz, 6 GB RAM and AMD HD 7870, 2 GB / NVIDIA GTX 660, 2 GB. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 70GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at Steam, 90% below its usual price. Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: India is the cheapest region we track at ₹216.00 (about $2.27), while United States pays $4.99 — 2.2 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 3 on Steam, which is about $2.99.
What it launched against
Middle-earth: Shadow of War launched on 10 October 2017, within three weeks of Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Assassin's Creed Origins and South Park: The Fractured But Whole. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Assassin's Creed Origins, South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Middle-earth: Shadow of War yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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