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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor cover
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) July 30, 2015
Linux July 30, 2015
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor on Wikipedia
The Hobbit 1982
The Fellowship of the Ring 1985
The Shadows of Mordor 1987
J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth 1988
The Crack of Doom 1989
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1990
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan 1990
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II 1992
The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 2002
The Return of the King 2003
War of the Ring 2003
The Hobbit (2003) 2003
The Battle for Middle-earth (series)
The Lord of the Rings Online 2007
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest 2009
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North 2011
Lego Middle-earth (series)
Guardians of Middle-earth 2012
Middle-earth: Shadow (series)
Journeys in Middle-earth 2019
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game 2019
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria 2023

Key points

Mouse sensitivity tied to frame rate, which may cause slow camera movement on certain configurations.
Features an in-game benchmarking system.

General information

PC Report
Steam Community Discussions
Official website

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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Game of the Year Edition
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.
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

Name Notes
Berserks Warband
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Blood Hunters Warband
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Captain of the Watch Character Skin
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Deadly Archer Rune
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Endless Challenge
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Flame of Anor Rune
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Flesh Burners Warband
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
HD Content Free. High-resolution texture pack. Available here.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Hidden Blade Rune
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Lord of the Hunters
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Orc Hunter Available by registering for a WBPlay account.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Orc Slayer Rune
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Power of Shadow Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Rising Storm Rune
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Season Pass Sold on Steam as Upgrade to GOTY Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Skull Crushers Warband
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Test of Power Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Test of Speed
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Test of Wisdom
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Bright Lord
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Dark Ranger Character Skin
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.
Advanced settings.
Advanced settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions
Instructions

High frame rate

The game is capped at 100 FPS without this fix.
Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

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Audio settings

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

Hard crashes and stutter

Instructions

No branding sound

Instructions

Floating Heads in Linux

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
OpenGL 4.1, 4.3 4.1 on OS X, 4.3 on Linux.
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Input SDL2 Only on OS X and Linux.
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

A 64-bit system is required.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 44 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 5850
DirectX 11 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10.3
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 67 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
AMD Radeon HD 7000 series
Intel Iris Pro
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04.2, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 47 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 640

References