After less than 2 months, Highguard is shutting down

Developer Wildight have announced that Highguard, their PvP raid hero shooter is done and will shutdown on March 12. The studio saw a lot of attention on launch day, but the numbers dropped fast and while they did let go a number of staff, it seems that was not enough.

The message, which is below, basically states that they can sustain the game at the current player count.

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.

You can still add the game to your Steam library, with the update coming in the next day or so, it could be fun to play a round or two, but come March 12, the game will be no more.