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 Awesomenauts
Guardians of Middle-earth and Awesomenauts 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. Awesomenauts (2012) is 1 year older than Guardians of Middle-earth (2013). Awesomenauts scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% 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 Awesomenauts
Choose Awesomenauts if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.4% positive across 6,996 reviews.
Both Guardians of Middle-earth and Awesomenauts 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 |  Awesomenauts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 20.8% positive (168 reviews) | 84.4% positive (6,996 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Zombie Studios | Ronimo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Awesomenauts (2012) is 1 year older than Guardians of Middle-earth (2013).
- Awesomenauts scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Guardians of Middle-earth (20.8% positive).
- Awesomenauts has co-op; Guardians of Middle-earth does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Guardians of Middle-earth vs Awesomenauts — FAQ
- Which is better, Guardians of Middle-earth or Awesomenauts?
- On Steam reviews Awesomenauts scores higher (84.4% positive) than Guardians of Middle-earth (20.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Awesomenauts is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Guardians of Middle-earth or Awesomenauts first?
- If you want chronology, Awesomenauts (2012) came out before Guardians of Middle-earth (2013). 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 Awesomenauts 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.