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Highguard

Highguard

Highguard is a PvP raid shooter where players will ride, fight, and raid as Wardens, arcane gunslingers sent to fight for control of a mythical continent.

Released Jan 26, 2026 Developer Wildlight Entertainment, Inc. Platforms Windows FPSFree to PlayShooterMultiplayerPvP
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

45.4%positive40,081 reviews
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Geoff Keighley robbed his husband Hideo Kojima of awards and then announced this "as on more thing" on THE biggest gaming event of the year. Bravo. I am in awe, he killed a brand new studio for the love of the game.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 21 found this helpful

“The sex update could have saved this game.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Dead game proving why Stop Killing Games is a necessary customer rights movement”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

15,147all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2.7k avg · Feb 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

32achievements
6.6%median completion
0.4%rarest: Suppressive Fire
73.5% of players 56.6% of players 44.6% of players 34.8% of players 27.8% of players 27.1% of players 22.9% of players 21.2% of players 20.9% of players 20.2% of players 16.8% of players 14.6% of players 14.2% of players 12.1% of players 7.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.4% of players 73.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.5%Rite of Passage — Complete the Tutorial
56.6%Trial by Combat — Complete a Raid Mode match
44.6%Soul Mate — Revive a teammate (Awarded on match completion)
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Suppressive Fire — Acquire the BigRig LMG and destroy at least 3 iron walls with the weapon in a single match
0.7%Cordcutter — Defuse 20 generators when defending your base (Awarded on match completion)
0.9%Blade vs. Bullet — Eliminate 10 enemies with your axe (Awarded on match completion)

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 04, 2026
Highguard's Final Patch

The Farewell Tour - Full Account Progression and Skill Tree, a New Warden, and a New Weapon! Coming Today at 4pm PST For our final patch, we’d like to thank everyone who has played and is still playin

Mar 04, 2026
Highguard’s final update arriving soon. Thank you for playing with us.

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 feedb

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Free To Play
Player tagsFPS · Free to Play · Shooter · Multiplayer · PvP · Hero Shooter · Team-Based · Action · Fantasy · Magic · Combat · Adventure (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · In-App Purchases · Adjustable Text Size
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements32
Official sitehttps://playhighguard.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen R5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8 GB DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD