# Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

> Indie game profile, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Sales estimate uses the white-box Boxleiter algorithm; numbers are approximate (±50%).

## Snapshot
- **Primary genre**: Action
- **Release year**: 2017
- **Release date**: Oct 9, 2017
- **Platforms**: windows
- **Tags**: Open World, Action, RPG, Singleplayer, Fantasy, Adventure, Third Person, Violent
- **Launch price**: $49.99 USD
- **Steam reviews**: 115,427
- **Positive review %**: 89%
- **Steam app**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/356190

## Developer
- **Studio**: [Monolith Productions](https://indielist.games/studios/monolith-productions)

## Publisher
- **Name**: [WB Games](https://indielist.games/publishers/wb-games)

## Sales estimate (white-box, version v1.0)

- **Units (median)**: 12,119,835 (range 7,271,901 – 16,967,769)
- **Net revenue (median)**: $346,073,259 USD
- **Boxleiter NB used**: 105
- **Algorithm version**: v1.0

### NB breakdown
- `base`: +50
- `year_2017`: +30
- `price_$50`: +15
- `positive_89%`: +10

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-356190)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md. Always verify large numbers with official sources before citing.