- Highguard’s website has been offline for nearly a day.
- Following the game’s flop launch, studio Wildlife Entertainment laid off most of its staff.
- With a struggling playerbase of just over a thousand players, the game is expected to go offline for good.
Update: One of the developers behind the game has confirmed that the website issue doesn’t affect the game’s future and is related to administrative changes. Further speaking, the developer said they’re “focus on delivering updates and content to improve.”
The original story follows…
Highguard has been making the headlines since its reveal at The Game Awards 2025, all for the wrong reason. The generic hero shooter title fell flat with audiences, and despite a strong start, the game dropped hard, losing 99% of its player base in just around 3 weeks after launch.
Following such a colossal failure, studio Wildlife Entertainment laid off most of its staff. Now, Highguard’s official website is also down, leading many to believe that the game is about to be shut down.
Why it matters: Developers are failing to innovate in their newer releases, and, as an Ori developer says, artistically, games have become stagnant, offering nothing new.
The description for the Highguard website says ‘Site Unavailable,’ and unfortunately, it has been like this for almost a day. The game is likely to be taken offline as it doesn’t make sense for a small studio like Wildlife Entertainment to continue supporting a nearly dead game.
Moreover, the developer who previously blamed journalists and gamers for Highguard’s failures has also deleted his social media account.
The developers behind the game were so oblivious to what they had to offer that they even went so far as to say they had made something that can’t be found anywhere else. Moreover, the studio head also said that player count doesn’t matter when Highguard lost 90% of its playerbase.
Recently, it was also revealed that Tencent was secretly funding the title’s development. It’s likely that the company has pulled its funds from Highguard, leading to these layoffs and the speculated imminent shutdown.
Anyhow, Highguard’s website is unlikely to come back online anytime soon, and a recovering playerbase seems even more impossible.
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