Highguard (PS5) News Articles
TodayThu, 12th Mar 2026
News Highguard Joins the Great Concord in the Sky, Now Officially Delisted on PS5
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Today, 12th March 2026, Highguard has been delisted from digital storefronts, and is no longer playable as developer Wildlight Entertainment shuts the game down. Indeed, searching for Highguard on PS Store now returns zero results. A free-to-play online multiplayer shooter from some of the minds behind Apex Legends and Titanfall,...
Wednesday4th Mar 2026
News Flop FPS Highguard's Stats Show Steam Concurrents Are Just One Piece of the Puzzle
But better performance on PS5 couldn't save the game
There’s an increasing emphasis on Steam concurrent statistics across the industry, because it’s one of the few points of publicly available data we have to determine a game’s success. But it’s worth remembering that they represent just one platform, and others must also be taken into...
News Highguard Permanently Shuts Down on 12th March
Going offline forever
Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has confirmed its failed live service shooter shall be shut down and taken offline permanently next week on 12th March 2026. After attracting a large player base on release day in January, users quickly fell off and a number of updates and bonus modes failed to bring many players...
Wednesday18th Feb 2026
News 'We Need to Focus on Improving the Game': Highguard Dev Explains Why Website Is Offline
Mysterious investor revealed
While a select few on social media are revelling in the failure of Highguard, we can’t help but feel sad to see another title crash and burn. But following some heavy layoffs last week, things aren’t looking particularly positive for Wildlight Entertainment’s latest. Fans noticed yesterday morning that the...
Thursday12th Feb 2026
News Most of Highguard's Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter's Launch
"This one really stings"
Assuming a fresh Linkedin post is accurate, developer Wildlight Entertainment has laid off "most" of its staff following the underwhelming launch of its hero shooter, Highguard. Highguard released just over a couple of weeks ago, so these supposed layoffs are hitting a lot faster than many onlookers may have anticipated...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2026
News Highguard Player Count Is Actually Hanging in There as It Makes 5v5 Mode Permanent
Five alive
It really did look like the end was nigh for Highguard just a few days after its release, when its initial player count plummeted to concerningly low levels. However, based on the free-to-play shooter's current player tracking data via SteamDB, it's actually holding somewhat steady, averaging around 7,000 concurrent players over the last...
Saturday31st Jan 2026
News Highguard Already Trying Something Different as Player Numbers Plummet
New 5v5 time limited mode live now
After a fairly strong start for the free-to-play release, the number of active Highguard users has dropped dramatically (at least on PC, where the stat is trackable). One of the big complaints is how large the maps are, which, combined with the fact that the only mode is 3v3, means there's a lot of empty space. To...
Thursday29th Jan 2026
News Highguard Is Already Struggling to Hold Players' Attention
Steam concurrents have utterly collapsed
Highguard had a pretty enormous launch this week, but things already aren’t looking particularly good for Wildlight Entertainment’s debut project. As we reported earlier in the week, following the first-person shooter’s reveal at The Game Awards and subsequent social media silence, there was enormous...
Tuesday27th Jan 2026
News Highguard Doesn't Do a Concord, But Reception Is Lukewarm
Gets 97K concurrent players on PC
As we said in our Highguard Hands On article: "Highguard is, in fact, real". After more than a month of silence, the fresh PvP raid shooter did indeed release on PS5 yesterday, combined with a developer showcase sharing what it's all about. Will it still be around in a year or two, though? That's the question...
Monday26th Jan 2026
News Today, You'll Finally Get to Form Your Own Opinion on PS5 Shooter Highguard
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After close to a month of silence, following a controversial reveal at The Game Awards, you’ll finally be able to form your own opinion of embattled first-person shooter Highguard later today, when it releases on the PS Store for free. It’s difficult to determine exactly why the game – developed by an all-star...
Friday23rd Jan 2026
News Highguard Finally Breaks Silence, Watch the Launch Showcase Next Week
Hi, guard
Highguard, the free-to-play shooter that closed out The Game Awards 2025, has been worryingly quiet ever since, but it's finally found its voice. Over on its official social channels, the game has suddenly sprung to life, announcing a "launch showcase" broadcast that'll go live as the game does on 26th January, 2026. The showcase will...
Thursday22nd Jan 2026
News Game Awards Closer Highguard Lives! PS5 Trophy List Live Now
Still seems set for 26th Jan release
There still haven't been any indications of life behind the official Highguard social media accounts, but as of right now, it seems like the PS5 game remains on course for a 26th January 2026. The developer hasn't said otherwise, and now the title has a Trophy list. Trophy tracking site Exophase has pulled the...
Wednesday7th Jan 2026
News Fans Wonder if The Game Awards' Big Finale Highguard Is Even Coming Out
Over before it's even started?
You’d think being the big finale at a show watched by millions would be good for your game, wouldn’t you? In the case of Highguard, the upcoming free-to-play first-person shooter from ex-Titanfall and Apex Legends alumni, it may actually be a curse. PS5 fans will be all-too familiar with the brutal discourse that...
Friday12th Dec 2025
News Free-to-Play FPS Highguard Closes Out The Game Awards, Coming to PS5 on 26th January
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As host Geoff Keighley was so eager to explain, typically The Game Awards end with a teaser for a title from the far-flung future. This year, however, he picked a title launching in a few short weeks. Highguard is a new free-to-play FPS from Wildlight Entertainment, a team of Apex Legends and Titanfall veterans. The game’s described as...
