Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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Key points

A well optimized PC release.

Savegames may often randomly corrupt and reset.

General information

PC Report

Steam Community Discussions

Official website

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam.

Some bonus content requires a WBPlay account.

Version differences

Japanese language support is only available in the Japanese version of Shadow of Mordor which only contains Japanese and English languages.

DLC and expansion packs

No edition includes all pre-order content.^[1]

Name	Notes
Berserks Warband
Blood Hunters Warband
Captain of the Watch Character Skin	Pre-order bonus at GameStop, EB Games and GamePlanet.
Deadly Archer Rune	Pre-order bonus at Amazon.com and Future Shop.
Endless Challenge
Flame of Anor Rune	Flame of Anor Rune Pre-order bonus at Blockbuster, Best Buy and Gamers.vg.
Flesh Burners Warband
HD Content	High-resolution texture pack. Available as a free download.
Hidden Blade Rune	Pre-order bonus at GameStop, EB Games and GamePlanet.
Lord of the Hunters
Orc Hunter	Available by registering for a WBPlay account.
Orc Slayer Rune	Pre-order bonus at Steam and Walmart.
Power of Shadow
Rising Storm Rune	Pre-order bonus at Walmart.
Season Pass
Skull Crushers Warband
Test of Power
Test of Speed
Test of Wisdom
The Bright Lord
The Dark Ranger Character Skin	Included with all pre-orders.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/241930/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/241930/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Advanced settings.

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High frame rate

The game is capped at 100 FPS without this fix.

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

The Japan region version only includes Japanese and English languages.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
French
German
Japanese				Japan region purchases only.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

No audio during cutscenes and cinematics

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

A 64-bit system is required.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.67 GHz Intel Core i5-750 3.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 965	3.4 GHz Intel Core i7-3770 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	3 GB	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	58 GB	58 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5850	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/241930/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (241930) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Official Site | Preorder

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/241930/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (241930) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/241930/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (241930) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Official Site | Preorder

[1]

[Note 1]

Developers

	Monolith Productions
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X, Linux	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Lithtech Jupiter EX
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 2014
macOS (OS X)	2015
Linux	2015