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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is Monolith Productions' single-player open-world action RPG, built around its Nemesis orc-rivalry system. It has no online or persistent-world multiplayer.

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Status
Released (not an MMO)
Business model
Buy-to-play
Genre
Action RPG
Release
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Platforms
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Developer
Monolith Productions
Publisher
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

PvE is the sole focus — there is no PvP

SoloPlay styleGroup

This is a single-player experience with no persistent shared world

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured story missions in an open world are the stronger catalog signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real-time action combat is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerRecordedPvERecordedPvPNot recorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • Not actually an MMO — a single-player (or primarily single-player) game included here as a catalog miscategorization.
  • If exploring it anyway: an acclaimed open-world action game known for its innovative Nemesis system, where enemy orc captains remember past encounters.
  • Set in Tolkien's Middle-earth, between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
  • Fully playable offline, with no persistent online world, servers, or other real players involved.
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Things to consider

  • This entry does not belong in a true MMO catalog — flagged as a miscategorization, similar to past corrections for other non-MMO titles.
  • No multiplayer, shared world, or online systems of any kind exist in this game.
  • Best evaluated as a single-player open-world action game rather than compared against genre-typical MMORPGs.
  • Followed by a sequel, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, likewise entirely single-player.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-28
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Source note
Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail3 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified

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Game history

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor timeline

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    Released

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  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Released

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor screenshots & gameplay

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Source: Official gameplay walkthrough result

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Action RPG. Its recorded status is Released, while the business model is listed as Buy-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows, PlayStation, Xbox. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time action combat with the Nemesis orc-recruitment system, a single-player game (not a persistent multiplayer world). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Monolith Productions, and the publisher field lists Not yet verified. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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