Head to head

Black Desert vs Guardians of Middle-earth

Black Desert

Live

70k – 250k daily

Guardians of Middle-earth

Live

5 – 18 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2014 · 12 years ago

December 2012 · 14 years ago

Daily players

70k – 250k

5 – 18

Estimated players

93.1k1.9%

1420.4%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Black DesertGuardians of Middle-earth

Black Desert

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~91.9k	Up 3.1%
July 2026	~89.1k	—

Guardians of Middle-earth

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~143	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~142	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Black Desert: 29.1kUp 48%
Guardians of Middle-earth: 1Down 50%

Black Desert currently has about 29076× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Guardians of Middle-earth — 29,076 vs 1.

Discord members

Black Desert: 96.8kUp 0.5%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

Black Desert currently has 96,759 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

Reddit members

Black Desert: 267.9kUp 0.6%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

Black Desert currently has 267,892 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

Twitch viewers

Black Desert: 19.6kUp 125%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

Black Desert currently has 19,614 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

YouTube subscribers

Black Desert: 80.7kUp 0.5%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

Black Desert currently has 80,700 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

How these estimates are made

Black Desert

Black Desert is estimated to have 70k – 250k players a day. Around 1m – 3m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Guardians of Middle-earth

Guardians of Middle-earth is estimated to have 5 – 18 players a day. Around 38k – 97k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.