Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 131 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- —
- Developer
- Monolith Productions
- Publisher
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Games
- Release
- September 30, 2014
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 84
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: 64-bit: Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 44 GB available space
- OS *: 64-bit: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 57 GB available space
Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 131 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 4 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ playable on Steam Deck?
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 131 reports.
›Is Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ at 40–60 fps (based on 4 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 30 fps, 3h 34m at 40 fps, 4h 33m at 60 fps on Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ at 40–60 fps, based on 4 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
Community configurations
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