Choose Guardians of Middle-earth
Choose Guardians of Middle-earth if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Guardians of Middle-earth launched in 2013.
Guardians of Middle-earth vs Battle Waves: Card Tactics
Guardians of Middle-earth and Battle Waves: Card Tactics both land in Action, Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Strategy on Steam. Guardians of Middle-earth (2013) is 11 years older than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024). Battle Waves: Card Tactics scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Guardians of Middle-earth (20.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Battle Waves: Card Tactics
Choose Battle Waves: Card Tactics if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Casual game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Battle Waves: Card Tactics launched in 2024.
Both Guardians of Middle-earth and Battle Waves: Card Tactics sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Guardians of Middle-earth |  Battle Waves: Card Tactics | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 3.89 USD |
| Steam reviews | 20.8% positive (168 reviews) | 78.6% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Zombie Studios | CAGE Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Guardians of Middle-earth (2013) is 11 years older than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024).
- Battle Waves: Card Tactics scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Guardians of Middle-earth (20.8% positive).
- Guardians of Middle-earth is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Battle Waves: Card Tactics has no Deck rating yet.
Guardians of Middle-earth vs Battle Waves: Card Tactics — FAQ
- Should I play Guardians of Middle-earth or Battle Waves: Card Tactics first?
- If you want chronology, Guardians of Middle-earth (2013) came out before Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Guardians of Middle-earth and Battle Waves: Card Tactics similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Guardians of Middle-earth run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Guardians of Middle-earth is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Battle Waves: Card Tactics doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.