Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.

DEV: Monolith ProductionsPUB: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. GamesAppID 241930

Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

93.7
Excellent

Elixir Rating

92.5% of 97,411 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 92.4. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, but the developers were last heard 41 days ago — adding 1.3.

reception 92.4·support +1.3·Excellent

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$3.99$19.99−80%

Development

Insufficient evidence

Last heard from developers

41 days ago

Historical posting rhythm

not yet established

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

cannot be judged

Our news coverage needs a fresh check; missing posts are not evidence that development has stopped. It is currently 80% below its usual price.

Last successful news check: Sep 1, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted. A fresh check is needed before judging current activity.

We hold a thin slice of this game's announcement history, so its normal rhythm can't be established. That is a limit of our record, not evidence about the game.

Two years of development

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4 announcements · 0 substantial · 20 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2026
WB Games Celebrates The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary!

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Community AnnouncementsMay 28, 2026
Spring In the Shire

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Community AnnouncementsMay 1, 2025
Spring In the Shire

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunMar 25, 2025
Turns out you have corporate greed to thank for the existence of Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system

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Community AnnouncementsMar 4, 2025
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PCGamesNFeb 25, 2025
Warner Bros scraps new Wonder Woman game, closes beloved Shadow of Mordor studio

Warner Bros. Games has shut down multiple studios including Monolith Productions, the developers behind Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The publisher has also canceled Monolith's next project: a Wonder Woman game announced back in 2021. The…

PCGamesNAug 27, 2024
Middle earth Shadow of Mordor is free ahead of Rings of Power launch

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VG247Aug 25, 2022
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VG247May 16, 2022
Skyrim mod brings Shadow of Mordor's brilliant Nemesis system to Tamriel

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's best feature was easily the nemesis system, and an upcoming mod seeks to add it to Skyrim. If you're unfamiliar with Nemesis system, it works like this: enemies will remember the players actions, such as whe…

VG247Jan 3, 2022
Ken Levine’s Ghost Story development team trapped in development hell – report

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EurogamerMay 20, 2021
EA opening new studio led by former Shadow of Mordor exec

Following its acquisition of British developer Codemasters, it looks like EA is once again expanding its portfolio of developers - as the company is launching a new studio led by former Monolith Productions VP Kevin Stephens. The studio doe…

Community AnnouncementsMay 13, 2021
Spring in the Shire Sale

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EurogamerFeb 6, 2021
Five years later, Warner Bros gets its Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Nemesis system patent

As expected, Warner Bros' application for a patent on Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system has been granted. IGN reports the US Patent and Trademark Office released an issue notice, which is currently offline, on 3rd February 202…

PCGamesNFeb 6, 2021
Shadow of Mordor's nemesis system now successfully patented by WB Games

After several failed attempts, WB Games has managed to successfully patent its nemesis system from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War. The most recent application goes into effect later this month, solidifying th…

EurogamerJan 30, 2021
Warner Bros is trying to patent Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system

Warner Bros is trying to patent Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor's critically-acclaimed Nemesis system, it has emerged. The revelation came in the latest video by the superb YouTube series Game Maker's Toolkit, which analyses how the Nemesis …

Rock, Paper, ShotgunJan 14, 2021
Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor's servers are no more

Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor has lost some of its online features as a result of what publishers Warner Brothers say are “changes with our network”. Among the features no longer available in the third-person orc stabber are th…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunJan 14, 2021
Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor's servers are no more

Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor has lost some of its online features as a result of what publishers Warner Brothers say are “changes with our network”. Among the features no longer available in the third-person orc stabber are th…

PCGamesNJan 13, 2021
Shadow of Mordor's servers have shut down, but the final update means you can keep playing

Yesterday marked the end of an era for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The action-adventure game's online servers shut down January 12, and for many games, that's the end of the line - once the servers are off, there's no more game. That's …

GamingOnLinuxJan 4, 2021
Mad Max and Shadow of Mordor delisted for Linux and macOS on Steam

It seems Feral Interactive have a few less ports available to buy supported for Linux and macOS to start off 2021 with as both Mad Max and Shadow of Mordor have been delisted for both platforms. Read the full article here: https://www.gamin…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunNov 2, 2020
Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor will lose its online features

If you’re an avid Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor fan, I have some bad news for you. Warner Bros. are removing all of its online features, so you only have until 31st December 2020 to enjoy them before they disappear forever. (more&hel…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunApr 10, 2020
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AnnouncementAug 18, 2018
Daily Deal - Middle-earth : Shadow of Mordor , 60% Off

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunMay 24, 2018
Steam s Spring Cleaning Event wants you to clear your backlog Or just try a bunch of new games instead

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Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War shows that revenge is a dish best served re-heated

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