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Guardians of Middle-earth

A Real Time Strategy (RTS) game by Monolith Productions, released in 2012

73/100🔴Niche / Inactive🏆Proton PlatinumPlayStation 3PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox 360

A shadow grows over Middle-earth as the greatest armies of the Third Age prepare for the coming battle. Take up arms in the clash over Middle-earth as the most powerful heroes and villains from the greatest fantasy epic of all time. Guardians of Middle-earth delivers an authentic multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game set in Middle-earth! Play with friends to bring up to 10 players together in strategic five versus five competitive multiplayer battle arenas in this epic setting. Call upon legendary heroes and villains from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit as you form memorable alliances in this truly groundbreaking MOBA experience! Guardians of Middle-earth was one of the many games afflicted by the GameSpy server shutdown.

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

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Guardians of Middle-earth Download Size

The official download size for Guardians of Middle-earth is 8 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.48 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

8GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.48USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

10 mins

Is Guardians of Middle-earth Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing Guardians of Middle-earth, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Guardians of Middle-earth save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\GuardiansofMiddleearth\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/GuardiansofMiddleearth/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/GuardiansofMiddleearth/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Guardians of Middle-earth Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🏆 Proton Platinum

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Guardians of Middle-earth, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
See 6 user configs ↗

Can I Run Guardians of Middle-earth?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Guardians of Middle-earth smoothly, your PC needs at least 4 GB RAM RAM and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 or better or equivalent GPU. Plan for 8 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OS32-bit: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz | AMD Athlon X2, 2.8 GHz or better
  • 🧠
    RAM2 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS | AMD Radeon 3850 or better
  • 💾
    Storage8 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OS64-bit: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core i5 750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4GHz or better
  • 🧠
    RAM4 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 or better
  • 💾
    Storage8 GB available space
Download Size
8 GBSmall

Is Guardians of Middle-earth Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

73
Rated 73 out of 100
Mixed Reviews8 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 8 critic reviews, opinion on Guardians of Middle-earth is divided. While it offers some unique real time strategy (rts) mechanics, the score of 73 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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