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Wildlight Entertainment announced on their social channels today that Highguard will be permanently shutting down on March 12 2026, only a month and a half after releasing back on January 26.

It’s no secret that the free-to-play multiplayer had a rough start to its journey – with many speculations as to whether it was due to a not-so-well executed reveal, all-too similar game mechanics players are tired of, or a particular game industry personality overhyping it – Highguard was met with many gamers having already made up their minds on it being a game they’ll miss. Nonetheless, for those that did dive into the Highguard, most thoroughly enjoyed it’s gameplay and competitive shooter feel, urging others to actually play the game and give it chance. However, like we’ve seen recently in other team based shooters like Concord, Highguard just couldn’t push past its rocky launch into the gaming space.

Wildlight Entertainment noted in their statement that, “Despite the passion and hard work of our team, we have not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term.” and go on to the team will be releasing one final update for players to enjoy until it’s end of life. The full statement reads:

“Today we’re sharing difficult news. We have made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard on March 12.

Since launch, more than 2 million players stepped into Highguard’s world. You shared feedback, created content, and many believed in what we were building. For that, we are deeply grateful.Despite the passion and hard work of our team, we have not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term. Servers will remain online until March 12th.

We hope you’ll jump in with us one more time to show your support and get those final great matches in while we still can.The team is excited to release one final game update to enjoy in the remaining life of the game. We’ll be adding a new Warden, a new weapon, account level progression, and skill trees! Full patch notes are coming, and we’re targeting tonight or tomorrow morning for patch release.

From all of us at Wildlight, thank you for playing, for supporting us, and for being part of Highguard’s story.”