Highguard Is Permanently Shutting Down on March 12 2026

Less than three months after its initial reveal at The Game Awards on December 11 2025, and two months after its launch date on January 26 2026, Widlight Entertainment has announced that Highguard will be permanently shutting down on March 12 2026. At least it can still say that it lasted longer than Concord.

The developers however have stated that during the game's small amount of remaining life, it will push out one final update, adding a new Warden, a new weapon, and a reworked account level and skill tree system.

Quote From Wildlight Entertainment

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.

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