How many people are playing Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ right now?

1,990 people are playing Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ on Steam right now, making it the 401st most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 2,571 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™'s all-time peak player count?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™'s highest concurrent player count on Steam is 68,251, reached in October 2017.

Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ good? What do Steam reviews say?

88% of 88,346 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ cost on Steam?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ costs $49.99 on Steam (US).

Does Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ work on Steam Deck?

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

by Monolith Productions · published by WB Games · Released Oct 10, 2017

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#401

1,990

▼ 13.8%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

88% positive

Very Positive88,346 reviews

Owners (est.)2M–5M

24h peak

2,571

Highest seen68,251

Oct 20179.1 years ago

Price on Steam

$49.99

Lowest ever $49.99 Nov 2026

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Players -13.8% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 16:25 UTC · tracking since 2017-02-01

Concurrent players

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Media & details

Screenshots, achievements, specs and price history from Steam.

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Where to buy

Steam prices for United States (change the country in the top bar), and Steam keys from authorized stores.

Steam Official

Prices update every 6 hours

$49.99

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Editions and bundles on Steam

Middle-earth: Shadow of WarEdition
$49.99
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive EditionEdition
$59.99
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Middle-earth™: The Shadow BundleEdition
$69.99
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Reviews

88% positive of 88,346 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Verified

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Sep 5, 2018, 6:00 PM UTC
Build 3095001the current build when we started tracking115 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Oct 30, 2026
Для Middle-earth: Shadow of War вышла бесплатная русская озвучка от MGVDub
Друзья, отличные новости! 🎉 Для экшена Middle-earth: Shadow of War вышла неофициальная русская озвучка, созданная командой MGV Dubbing с использованием нейросетевых технологий. Модификация позволяет проходить игру с русскоязычными диалогами и репликами персон…
Oct 1, 2026
WB Games' Autumn Sale is Here!
Get great deals during the Autumn Sale! Check out the savings on full games and DLC from LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight to Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, the Batman Arkham Collection, the Middle-earth: Shadow games, Back 4 Blood, LEGO and so much more…
Sep 30, 2026
Сборник Middle-earth: Shadow добрался до Nintendo Switch 2
Компания Aspyr сообщила, что игры Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (издание Game of the Year Edition) и Middle-earth: Shadow of War (издание Definitive Edition) стали доступны на Nintendo Switch 2 — как по отдельности, так и в составе комплекта Middle-earth: Sha…
Sep 22, 2026
Анонсирован сборник Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle для Nintendo Switch 2
Компания Aspyr опубликовала анонсирующий трейлер сборника Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle для гибридной консоли Nintendo Switch 2. В состав набора включили 2 части фэнтезийного экшена от студии Monolith Productions, посвященные приключениям следопыта Талиона и эль…
Aug 27, 2026
WB Games Celebrates The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary!
Celebrate Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary with great savings on Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor! The Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle allows you to fight and conquer all of Mordor in this complete experience. Includes Middle-earth:…
May 28, 2026
Spring In the Shire
Save up to 90% off of your favorite Middle-earth games including Shadow of War, Shadow of Mordor LEGO Lord of the Rings and LEGO The Hobbit! Spring in the Shire Sale Page The Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle allows you to fight to conquer all of Mordor in this comp…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 88% on 2026-11-01 → 88% today (88,346 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$49.99

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DLC

8 items on Steam, newest first.

The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion
$19.9971% positive
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Story Expansion Pass
$24.9975% positive
The Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion
$14.9936% positive
Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion
$14.9940% positive
Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion
$14.9934% positive
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Expansion Pass
$29.9975% positive
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ High Resolution Texture Pack
Free82% positive
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ 4K Cinematic Pack
Free84% positive

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Trading cards

15 cards. Buying one of each costs $0.60, which crafts this game's badge; the foil set costs $6.39.

Cheapest badges

Gorgoroth$0.03

Gravewalker$0.03

Blade of Galadriel$0.04

War Form$0.04

Brûz’s Mob$0.04

Defender of Gondor$0.04

Taking Flight$0.04

The Chopper$0.04

Az-Laar the Demolisher$0.04

Foil cards (15)

Defender of Gondor$0.16

Prices checked 2026-11-02, lowest Steam Community Market listing in US dollars.

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Demo

Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.

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Demo players now: 0
24h peak: 11
Highest seen: 11
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