- Highuard has a lot of anticipation surrounding it, based on Geoff Keighley hyping the project.
- In just 2 days since its launch, it has lost most of its player base that peaked at 97K on Steam.
- The reception hasn’t been ideal either, as it has mostly negative reviews.
Highguard was a very controversial launch based on its build-up. It was being hyped as the next big thing in the first-person shooter genre, but turned out to be a generic experience. And it seems its days are already numbered.
On Steam, the title debuted with a decent player count of around 100K. However, around 2 days after the launch, Highguard has now almost all of its player base, losing over 80% of its audience, with 19K peak players today.
Why it matters: Highguard was destined for success, but it wasn’t a title that would’ve been this badly received either if it didn’t have all the hype surrounding it.
The game just had a 19K 24-hour peak player count on Steam, and currently has just less than 8K players, which is a huge 90% dip from the initial peak. This rings alarm bells for the title already.
While it hasn’t turned out to be Concord 2.0, as it was being dubbed, it didn’t surprise anyone either. On the surface, it isn’t a bad game; it just is a very average experience where nothing really stands out too much.
However, based on the hype, players had been expecting a lot. They have a lot of genuine complains including a map that isn’t suited for a 3v3 format, plus the usual, terrible optimization even on the very high-end graphics cards.
Nonetheless, the Highguard studio head did express that he wished the game had been better received. The studio isn’t giving up on it instantly, as there is already a single-player mode reportedly in development.
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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.
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