How much revenue did Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ make?

$27.6M–$74.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ sell?

Q: How many copies did Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ sell?

5.0M to 8.2M copies, based on its 97k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.0M–8.2M; $27.6M–$74.2M after Steam's cut $50.2M–$114.2M before the cut; from 97k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.7M–25.3M

best case 36.0M (ELDEN RING)

The Open World genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 11.7M–25.3M copies

≈ $202.5M–$563.7M after Steam's cut

from ~370k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.5M–44.6M copies

ELDEN RING · ≈ $453.0M–$1218.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (8 of 8) and Fantasy (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Souls-like + Open World, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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