Highguard Shutting Down After 45-Day Run, 31 Days Longer Than Concord

Wildlight Entertainment announced on Twitter that Highguard will permanently shut down on March 12, and thanked players for trying the free competitive shooter that launched in January. In a March 3 blog the remaining developers said one final update would arrive “tonight or tomorrow” before the servers go offline.

The studio wrote, “Today we’re sharing difficult news,” and noted that “since launch, more than 2 million players stepped into Highguard’s world,” adding that the team was “deeply grateful.” The closing update will add a new playable Warden, a new weapon, account-level progression and skill trees.

Wildlight asked players to “jump in with us one more time to show your support and get those final great matches in while we still can,” and closed its message with, “From all of us at Wildlight, thank you for playing, for supporting us, and for being part of Highguard’s story.” Highguard had a high-profile reveal at the 2025 Game Awards but met with poor early reactions and intense online backlash.

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